1. 2017 global president
Frank Simpson
Del Markward SIOR

2. Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS
The Leading Commercial
Real Estate Professionals
Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS

3. Society of industrial & office realtors
Leading professional office/industrial real estate association. 
Over 3,200 members; more than 635 cities in 37 countries.
Market-tested, ethically driven, and highly respected in the industry.

4. Delivery of real estate services is changing quickly SIOR is leading the charge of change
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the most responsive to change.” Charles Darwin

5. You better be ready to Embrace Change:
Next 3 to 5 Years:
Big & small data (“data driven or dead”)
3D Printing (soon to be 4D printing)
Drones
Virtual / Artificial Reality
Robotics
Networks / Sensors / Automation / IoT
Hyper-connectivity via Cloud (watch Li-Fi)
Cybersecurity

6. Driverless Trucks and Cars

7. Smart Buildings and full connectivity- all buildings

8. The market is Hotttt…
Largest SF industrial expansion in history – primarily warehouse, e-commerce
Manufacturing is making noise in the U.S. again
Percentage of retail is shifting to e-commerce, but shopping is not dead
Office is looking different but the sector is still expanding rapidly

9. industrial 15.5 B SF total US market 400M SF under construction, 2017
4.8% vacancy (vs. over 10% in 2009)
Atlanta top 3 in U.S. new construction (over 20M SF new)

10. Office 4.5B SF total in the US 170M SF Under Construction
10.5% vacancy (vs. 14.5% in 2009)
Atlanta leads with NYC, Dallas, Boston, LA in new construction

11. 2018 WILL BE ANOTHER SOLID YEAR
MACRO MARKET INSIGHTS
2018 WILL BE ANOTHER SOLID YEAR
Access to low-cost capital
Consumer confidence
Solid corporate profits
Low unemployment
E-commerce proliferates – retail adjusts slowly and backfills
Relatively safe for institutional $$$
SIOR: LET THE POWER OF THE GLOBAL NETWORK WORK FOR YOU

12. The right choice.
SIOR serves technology, industry, and office users with professionals locally and around the world who get the job done