According to Solili, as of September 2021, the industrial real estate market has registered a growing demand at the national level. Which reached 65% of what was observed during the second quarter of the year.

However, the platform highlighted that the northern markets of the country concentrate 70% of the total demand.

In the case of border cities, which Solli monitors, such as Ciudad Juárez, Tijuana, Mexicali and Reynosa, as a whole they total 218,500 square meters. Monterrey, meanwhile, registered a gross demand of 103 thousand square meters at the end of August 2021.

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So far in 3Q2021, the cities of Tijuana and Mexicali reported the highest demands on the border, with 52 thousand and 47 thousand square meters, respectively.

Meanwhile, the gross demand in Reynosa has been marked by the expansions of companies already established in the north.

Regarding Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), during the first six months of the year they registered 18 thousand 433 million dollars, which represents an increase of 2.6% compared to the investment captured in the period of January-June 2020.

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Of this amount, Mexico City received 18%; while Baja California, Nuevo León, Chihuahua and Guanajuato received 9%, 8%, 6% and 6%, respectively.

Finally, regarding the origin of these capitals, the United States leads with 51%; followed by Spain with 9%, United Kingdom 6%, Germany 6% and 5% Luxembourg.

"The border will continue to advance in its dynamism of demand and construction in the remainder of 2021 and 2022. As various global companies seek to maintain a competitive position in the North American region," said Solili.

In Solili you can locate industrial warehouses in Guadalajara, Querétaro and Tecate

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