With improving fundamentals, a lack of supply and the growth of demand as the distribution network evolves, both domestic and foreign investors are bullish on industrial real estate. This session examines the current and future appetite for corporate distribution space and other industrial assets. Is capital still targeting gateway cities, or has pricing pressure caused them to cast a wider net? What is the impact of such factors as e-commerce and port upgrades? Capital markets pros explore these topics, and more.

Prominent capital providers and investment specialist leaders in commercial real estate will cover the issues important to their business today, from political uncertainty and the direction of interest rates, unemployment and labor market participation figures, to GDP growth and consumer sentiment levels. How are equity and debt sources behaving, what are capital providers looking for and what's the climate for raising capital? Which strategies are they focusing on? How do debt and equity players view core opportunities vs. value-add and opportunistic plays? What are the hot sectors for growth?