Industry Experts on the Challenges, Opportunities in Western Industrial Market (VIDEO)

“You’ll see requirements out in the market and [tenants] have 10 options, 15 options. So when we get a deal, we have to move fast. There’s a lot of urgency and anxiety on the landlord’s side to be able to get it done.” That’s Julian Freeman (pictured above), partner with Cox, Castle & Nicholson, on the opportunities and challenges he sees in the industrial market at present.

At the recent Connect Industrial West 2026 event in Irvine, Connect CRE put that question to industry experts in leasing, ownership and finance. You can hear their responses in the video below.

In addition to Freeman, you”ll also hear from Ken Fields, partner, Greenberg Glusker; Joe Vargas, president, Wonderful Real Estate; Andry Bratt, principal, Gantry; and Eddie Prosser, COO, Thorofare Capital.

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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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