While the commercial sector will see a more accelerated recovery as the health crisis is overcome and offices will have a "modest" recovery.

After a strong year for the fibers of the industrial sector, specialists anticipate that this trend will continue for next year, with occupations at the top and an increase in the price of rent.

“The industrial segment will maintain full occupancy and rents will continue to rise. Meanwhile, the commercial sector will see a faster recovery as the health crisis is overcome ”, indicated analysts from Intercam Casa de Bolsa.

While the leasing of offices, which during 2021 had a slow and gradual recovery, 2022 is anticipated with a "modest" activity, since the sanitary conditions would lend itself to a gradual return, the strategists of the stock market intermediary opined.

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For his part, Armando Rodríguez, CEO of Signum Research and a specialist in the subject of fibers, agreed by explaining that “the industrial segment has been very solid, it has not had any problem with the pandemic, since occupations have remained high. ”.

He even said that one of the problems they are facing is the lack of space, given a greater demand than supply.

"There are some industrial fibers that are facing a strong demand because they have nowhere to locate new customers, due to the demand for logistics and storage spaces."

In addition, he explained that the disruption of supply chains, the trade conflict between China and the United States that is bringing new investments to Mexico, is what is favoring and will continue to benefit the industrial real estate segment in the country.

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Euromonitor data projects that e-commerce could grow 250% by 2025, which means sustainable demand for industrial space, both for warehousing and last-mile distribution.

According to data from the Solili real estate platform, the most thriving markets for industrial investment are Ciudad de México y Monterrey, since they report an inventory of more than 16.5 and 13.2 million square meters (m²), respectively.

Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez nad Saltillo stand out with an inventory of 7.7, 6.6 and 4.3 million m², in that order.

The Bajío, Querétaro y Guanajuato regions have industrial inventories that exceed 5 million m² and it is estimated that the accumulated demand exceeds 325,000 and 292 thousand m², respectively.

In Solili you can consult industrial warehouses available in Guadalajara, Tecate and Mexicali

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