http://www.thecfiteam.com Central Florida Industrial Team Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:39:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Office-building construction is in the midst of a severe drought. This means higher rents may be on the horizon in some cities, if history is any guide. In the U.S. last year, developers broke ground on office buildings with a total of just 56 million square feet of space, the lowest ... http://www.thecfiteam.com/2012/02/less-building-now-higher-office-rents-later/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=less-building-now-higher-office-rents-later TALLAHASSEE An influential state House committee unveiled plans Wednesday for more than $125 million a year worth of new business-tax breaks, ranging from broad cuts sought by Republican Gov. Rick Scott to narrower ones for everyone from manufacturers to private-airplane owners and oil-drilling concerns. The assortment of breaks ... http://www.thecfiteam.com/2012/02/business-tax-breaks-exceeding-125-million-clears-key-committee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=business-tax-breaks-exceeding-125-million-clears-key-committee The dollar volume of commercial real estate sales vaulted back to longterm historical levels in 2011. CoStar Group has confirmed $291.6 billion in CRE sales in 2011, a 32% increase over the sales volume in 2010. Last year's volume bested the 12-year average volume of $254.2 billion. ... http://www.thecfiteam.com/2012/02/back-in-business-cre-sales-volumes-make-strong-comeback/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=back-in-business-cre-sales-volumes-make-strong-comeback Though Florida was hard hit by the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, and unemployment in the state sits 1.5 percent above the national average at 10.1 percent, in the first quarter of 2012, employers in two of Florida’s metropolitan areas are planning to increase their workforces at a rate that outpaces ... http://www.thecfiteam.com/2012/02/cities-where-jobs-will-and-wont-be-in-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cities-where-jobs-will-and-wont-be-in-2012 The Sunshine State's economy should further rebound in 2012, with South Florida outperforming what turned out to be a disappointing 2011, several indicators show. "We see the momentum," said Tony Villamil, principal economic advisor to the Washington Economics Group and dean of the St. Thomas University School of Business. "Incomes and population ... http://www.thecfiteam.com/2012/01/4-signs-that-floridas-economy-should-improve-in-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-signs-that-floridas-economy-should-improve-in-2012 MIAMI —Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LRY) has plans to develop the 1.6 million-square-foot Miami International Tradeport, a $135 million industrial park located on Florida’s Turnpike, south of Okeechobee Road in Miami. Coconut Creek, Fla.-based Butters Construction & Development has been selected to oversee construction of the ... http://www.thecfiteam.com/2011/12/liberty-property-trust-to-build-135-million-industrial-park/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=liberty-property-trust-to-build-135-million-industrial-park Of the more than 65.5 million square feet of properties managed by the companies on this week’s OBJ largest property management companies, there are more than 19.5 million square feet of industrial, 9.7 million of residential and 754 properties. To see the entire list of the Top 25 ... http://www.thecfiteam.com/2011/12/top-5-largest-property-management-cos/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-5-largest-property-management-cos GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida real estate experts and investors were pessimistic for a second consecutive quarter, despite encouraging signs in the rise of occupancy rates and prices in the rental apartment market, a new University of Florida survey finds. The Survey of Emerging Market Conditions, conducted quarterly by the Kelley A. ... http://www.thecfiteam.com/2011/12/uf-survey-florida-real-estate-market-slips-once-again-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uf-survey-florida-real-estate-market-slips-once-again-2 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida real estate experts and investors were pessimistic for a second consecutive quarter, despite encouraging signs in the rise of occupancy rates and prices in the rental apartment market, a new University of Florida survey finds. The Survey of Emerging Market Conditions, conducted quarterly by the Kelley A. ... http://www.thecfiteam.com/2011/12/uf-survey-florida-real-estate-market-slips-once-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uf-survey-florida-real-estate-market-slips-once-again Industrial Brokers across the Southeast feel much better than they did this time last year, and the statistics are showing why. We surveyed 10 of Colliers International's Southeast Offices about the state of the industrial market. Everyone has shown decreasing vacancy, positive absorption and an increase in activity. To view entire article ... http://www.thecfiteam.com/2011/11/southeast-sees-industrial-markets-stabilize/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=southeast-sees-industrial-markets-stabilize