Industrial Real Estate Powers Through Uncertainty to Post Second-Best Leasing Year on Record

Despite tariff volatility and geopolitical headwinds, the U.S. industrial sector reached 940 million square feet of leasing activity in 2025, fueled by e-commerce acceleration, a manufacturing renaissance, and tightening supply. The U.S. industrial real estate market defied a turbulent macroeconomic landscape in 2025, recording its second-strongest leasing year in history at 940 million square feet. […]