Things are looking good for the industrial real estate sector, which is hitting record lows in terms of nationwide vacancies as well as record net occupancy gains across the country. Let’s take a more detailed look at the current state of the market and its demand – and assess whether new construction can keep up with that demand. The five things you need to know are:

One might think that Generation Z, whose oldest members were born in the middle 1990s, would be enthusiastic users of online shopping.

Automation is a topic that has been in the forefront of everyone’s mind over the past year. People anxiously wait to see how the workforce will change as soon as robots and smart software become more prevalent in the occupational setting. Many people tend to think of automation as something that will disrupt industries that rely on manual labor while leaving skilled labor untouched – a notion that is false. Everyone from pharmacists, attorneys, and real estate agents will be impacted by automation in the coming years.

Unfortunately for a number of brick-and-mortar retail stores, better online shopping experiences are cutting into their profit margins. This has led small companies and big-box retailers alike to come up with creative ways to weather the e-commerce revolution.

In more recent times, the push to go green has been stronger than ever. Historically speaking, most European countries have been quite proactive when it comes to taking steps to cut back on energy expenditure – these days, even American cities are making the pledge to switch completely to renewable energy in the next 10 to 20 years.

If there’s one thing to be said about the office sector, it’s that the industry is constantly changing. If you’re the owner of an old building that’s dated and lacks a certain rustic charm, you might have problems attracting new tenants or struggle to keep your current ones on board. With the success of co-working office spaces over the last few years, office owners have had to come up with innovative ways to stay relevant in a changing market. For this reason, it's important to make sure that your property doesn't become outdated.

Last-mile delivery is the process of getting a product to its final destination. With e-commerce growing in popularity, more companies are focusing on same and next-day delivery. This means that the focus on last-mile distribution has become more important than ever as customers begin to expect more out of their online shopping experiences.

Prefab building, also known as modular construction, is a trend that’s expected to grow throughout 2017. They’re quicker to assemble and more cost effective than traditional buildings, and are built with the same quality.

The e-commerce boom has definitely changed the way that many Americans do their shopping. Instead of going to their local mall or shopping center, a lot of people prefer to order online instead. This, in turn, has caused a number of companies to change their business models in order to keep up with the demand of online shopping. Here are some ways how:

Part of being successful in commercial real estate is keeping up with trends and how the industry and society as a whole are changing. After all, a few years ago nobody would've expected the office industry to lose some of their market share to co-working office spaces, the newest way that people across the world are working.

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Technology is changing the way we do business, and nobody understands this more than the millennials. This tech-savvy generation, which will make up approximately 75% of the workforce in 13 years, is at the center of all these changes. In many ways, the millennial generation has helped us reevaluate the traditional working model so that we can come up with better ways to increase productivity and maintain a healthier standard of life in the office.