Keynote Session: The Future Outlook for Industrial Real Estate, sponsored by Brivo

The industrial market has seen dramatic shifts in recent years with extremely low vacancy rates and limited space options in several markets. Consequently, net absorption has been low and renewal rates have been high. But will this trend continue through the unexpected economic disruption of 2020 brought on by the pandemic? Learn about the new outlook for industrial real estate amid the many trends impacting the sector, including e-commerce, outsourcing, and the growth of third-party logistics (3PL) sector.

At the end of the session, participants will:

Discuss the emerging trends for industrial real estate
Describe how the pandemic has affected CRE
Identify key growth areas in the market

James Breeze

Senior Director, Global Head of Industrial & Logistics Research

CBRE

James Breeze serves as Senior Director and Global Head of Industrial & Logistics Research at CBRE. James is responsible for helping internal and external clients make real estate decisions by providing forward looking data and analysis. An accomplished public speaker and writer, James is a primary spokesperson on the industrial real estate environment.

James brings 16 years of experience in commercial real estate from time spent as National Director of Industrial Research at Colliers International. During his nearly four years at Colliers, James produced a wide variety of thought-leadership pieces that were showcased in Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Bisnow, Globe Street, and many others.

James started his career at Cushman & Wakefield as an entry level analyst, quickly climbing the ranks to become an industrial broker in California’s Inland Empire. After nearly three years as a broker, James returned to research, managing the industrial and office teams in Southern California and Arizona. James was also a member of the U.S. industrial research team.

Born and raised in the Inland Empire, James is a graduate of California State University - San Bernardino with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and a Minor in Finance. James currently resides with his family in Phoenix, AZ