Market Watch

3rd Quarter 2023 Market Watch by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. As we all know, regardless of what political persuasion you are, it’s undeniable that the Supreme Court has been making some key decisions with more to come in the next 20 days. It’s unclear when they are going to release

2nd Quarter 2023 Market Watch by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. “To Build or Not to Build” Speculative Warehouse and Manufacturing space…that is the question. It’s a complex question. In the economies of the past it had to be decided by industrial developers based on the variables of geography, competing supply,

1st Quarter 2023 Market Watch by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. As the “treasury elites” discuss the taming of inflation there should be a loud rebuttal. Their stated long-term goal is 2% (slightly above or below) inflation. It should be recognized their Consumer Price Index basket of items they track to

4th Quarter 2022 Market Watch by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. With the recent unemployment percentage rate below what it was toward the end of the Trump administration, how do we reconcile there is over 3 million fewer workers? This is in combination with over 11 million job openings that seem

3rd Quarter 2022 Market Watch by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. This is America’s first time being faced with high inflation, coupled with a substantial supply chain problem.  So, there is no historically proven path forward. The previous administration kept us afloat during the COVID experience.  And as we look back

2nd Quarter 2022 Market Watch by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. There is an earthquake going on in the industrial building sector, both for manufacturing as well as distribution, that can be one of the most significant directional changes we have had in decades.  This change will affect industrial property owners

1st Quarter 2022 Market Watch by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. Well, here we go again…writing about something that does not directly pertain to industrial real estate. But, I have received so many comments from readers on similar divergent ideas that it leads me to believe that I need to say

3rd Quarter 2021 Market Watch by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. I am one that thinks that the stock market is priced to “virtual perfection”.  So, if everything works out as envisioned by investors, the stock market is “likely” to stay close to where it is for a year or so. 

2nd Quarter 2021 Market Watch by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. As far as industrial real estate goes, what is the biggest challenge today? • One challenge is certainly not the economy with the GDP (in spite of COVID) continuing to provide reasonable growth. The economy seems unlikely to fail. •