In this brief video, Barbara Denham, Senior Economist at Reis, discusses the industrial property market nationally, including performance and trends in rent and vacancy. During this video a chart is displayed showing, over the past several years, steady rent growth and a (likewise) steady decline in vacancy rates. Ms. Denham notes that last year 78 million square feet of industrial property was constructed, and a similar amount is projected over the next year. She further noted that they projection 100 million square feet of absorption, and thus a declining vacancy rate. She stated that they project rent growth to lessen to about 2.4% over the year. Asked about the impact of the election of Trump to the Presidency, she opined that – particularly if a trade war ensues – industrial property could definitely be impacted, but that they have not yet including any such effect in their projections.