Market Watch

4th Quarter 2012 Hotline Market Watch Southern Industrial Development by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. In our September 2011 hotline article, we said, “Once again we see that business hates variables and can only factor very few variables at one time in the decision to deploy capital.” In July 2012, we

3rd Quarter 2012 Hotline Market Watch Southern Industrial Development by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. In our September 2011 hotline article, we said: “Once again we see that ‘business hates variables’ and can only factor very few variables at one time in the decision to deploy capital.” Today, there still are

2nd Quarter 2012 Hotline Market Watch Southern Industrial Development by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. Broadly speaking the American South is in the most ideal position for future job growth than ever before. Between 2000 and 2010 the U.S. lost roughly 3 million jobs that were sent off shore and a

1st Quarter 2012 Hotline Market Watch Southern Industrial Development by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. While there are many factors that drive a real estate price recovery, one increasingly dominant factor in this recovery is the global demand for US assets including real estate assets. With Europe’s crisis meandering along a

4th Quarter 2011 Hotline Market Watch Southern Industrial Development by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. In the past, a gauge often used for future industrial space needs was watching the total employment number for manufacturing and logistics. When more people were being hired, expansions across the board began to take shape.

3rd Quarter 2011 Hotline Market Watch Southern Industrial Development by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. By now, it’s no secret we are in a national economic “soft patch”. Which way do we go from here, a second recessionary dip or more trepid growth? Your guess is as good as mine, but

2nd Quarter 2011 Hotline Market Watch Southern Industrial Development by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. One of the most marked changes occurring over the last 15 years has been the shift from “bricks and mortar” retailers to online retailers. It was only eight years ago that pundits began tracking Cyber Monday

1st Quarter 2011 Market Watch Southern Industrial Development by Joe A. Hollingsworth, Jr. In the battle to build business confidence, the last quarter of 2010 represented a large assault not seen since the likes of DDay in Normandy. The tide appears to have turned and the momentum of business sentiment