The Inland Empire industrial market definitely performed well in 2025.
Fourteen of the 100 largest industrial leases in the United States last year were completed in either Riverside or San Bernardino County, the most of any major industrial market, according to CBRE.
Collectively, those leases covered nearly 12 million square feet. Chicago, which had eight leases that covered 8.7 million, was second on the list. That the Inland region outperformed the rest of the country despite facing serious obstacles – tariffs, and the higher cost of capital – “solidifies the Inland Empire’s position as the country’s premiere distribution hub,” CBRE stated in its report…