DFW Warehouse & Industrial Insights
Market updates, submarket rate trends, and practical tips for anyone leasing warehouse or distribution space in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Your DFW Warehouse Is Only as Good as the 30-Minute Drive Around It
Tenants spend weeks comparing clear heights and rent per foot, then hire from a labor pool they never measured. A drive-time analysis is the cheapest due diligence in industrial leasing, and most people skip it.
November 8, 2026
Submarket SpotlightGarland / Northeast Dallas Is Where Tenants Pay More for Older Buildings, and the Reason Isn't Mysterious
Garland and Northeast Dallas carry some of the highest rents in DFW and some of the oldest buildings. Here is why tenants keep paying it, and where the leverage still is.
November 7, 2026
Leasing TipsThree Years or Seven? Lease Term Is the Quietest Big Decision in a Tightening DFW Industrial Market
With vacancy sliding and rents at a record, the term you pick matters as much as the rate. Here is how to think about it before a landlord picks it for you.
November 5, 2026
Submarket SpotlightWhy Alliance Keeps Landing DFW's Biggest Industrial Deals, and Why Small-Bay Tenants Should Be Watching Too
AllianceTexas keeps landing the biggest deals in DFW industrial - aerospace, rare earth processing, next-generation rail infrastructure - and new mid-size projects like Eagle Alliance Crossing show the corridor finally has room for tenants who don't need a million square feet, too.
November 3, 2026
Submarket SpotlightThe One DFW Industrial Corridor Where Vacancy Never Broke 5%, and Why the Rent Premium Is Real
The corridor around DFW Airport carries some of the highest industrial rents in the metro and some of the tightest vacancy - and the metro-wide averages don't tell you which kind of space you're actually paying for. Here's what the premium buys, and who should pay it.
November 3, 2026
Submarket SpotlightSouth Dallas / Inland Port Has DFW's Cheapest Rent and Tightest Vacancy, and the Big Blocks Are Already Going
South Dallas / Inland Port is posting the lowest vacancy and the lowest rents of any DFW industrial submarket at the same time - and big blocks like the two that just leased up in Wilmer show that window is already closing.
November 3, 2026
Leasing TipsThe Site Selection Details DFW Industrial Tenants Overlook Until It's Too Late
Square footage and asking rate get all the attention on a DFW industrial tour, but the details that actually decide whether a building works for your operation rarely show up on the marketing flyer. Here's the full checklist, from trailer parking to floodplain, before you sign.
November 3, 2026
Leasing TipsThe Renewal Option Clause Most DFW Industrial Tenants Never Read Until It's Almost Too Late
Most DFW industrial tenants sign their renewal option on day one and never look at it again until the notice deadline is nearly on top of them. With vacancy tightening and rents at a record high, here's what that clause actually controls — and how to fix a weak one before you need it.
November 3, 2026
Submarket SpotlightWhy Stemmons Corridor Is DFW's Most Misunderstood Industrial Submarket
Stemmons Corridor doesn't compete on clear height or box size, and it was never going to. Here's why this close-in Dallas submarket still commands a premium over the metro average, and what tenants need to know before signing there.
November 3, 2026
Market UpdateDFW Industrial Rents Jumped 13 Percent in 2026, and the Market Flipped to Landlords' Favor
Vacancy fell, leasing hit a record pace, and asking rents climbed double digits year over year. Here's what the shift from tenant-favorable to landlord-favorable actually means if you're signing a DFW industrial lease.
November 3, 2026
Leasing TipsWhen a Build-to-Suit Actually Beats Leasing Existing DFW Industrial Space
Nearly 40% of what's under construction in DFW industrial right now is build-to-suit, not speculative, which means developers want a signed tenant more than ever. Here's how to know if your requirement qualifies, and how to negotiate one if it does.
November 3, 2026
Submarket SpotlightThe Great Southwest Industrial District Is DFW's Oldest Industrial Park, and Mid-Size Tenants Are Still Finding Room to Negotiate There
Arlington and Grand Prairie's Great Southwest Industrial District has leased space since Eisenhower was president, GM's assembly plant still pulls suppliers into the corridor, and DFW's tightening market makes it one of the few places mid-size tenants can still find room to negotiate.
November 3, 2026
Submarket SpotlightWhy Wayfair and Walmart Both Built Their DFW Distribution Hubs in Lancaster, and Where Smaller Tenants Can Still Negotiate
Wayfair, Walmart, and Daiso all built distribution hubs in Lancaster and DeSoto for the highway access and the freeport tax exemption. With the rest of DFW tightening, smaller tenants are finding this is still one of the few corridors where they hold real leverage.
November 3, 2026
Market UpdateDFW Reclaimed the Nation's Busiest Industrial Construction Crown, and Vacancy Still Fell
DFW developers delivered more industrial space than any market in the country in the first half of 2026 and still hold the largest pipeline nationally. Here's why building fast and staying tight aren't actually a contradiction.
November 3, 2026
Leasing TipsWhat a Labor Pool Drive-Time Study Actually Tells You Before You Lease DFW Industrial Space
A building can check every box on paper and still bleed money if nobody can get to the shift. Here's how a drive-time labor study actually works, what it costs you to skip, and when to run one before you sign.
November 3, 2026
Submarket SpotlightWhy Dalfen Industrial Keeps Coming Back to Mesquite for Land, and Who Should Be Leasing There Right Now
Mesquite spent decades as a quiet manufacturing town on Dallas's east side. Now institutional buyers like Dalfen Industrial and W.P. Carey are circling it, and tenants who ignore the corridor are missing some of the best value left in DFW industrial.
November 3, 2026
Submarket SpotlightGarland's Industrial Market Doesn't Get the Headlines, and That's Exactly Why Tenants Like It
Garland rarely shows up in DFW industrial headlines, but its mix of affordable infill buildings, a legacy manufacturing workforce, and steady last-mile demand keeps leasing humming along quietly - and with the rest of the metro tightening, that quiet is an advantage.
November 3, 2026
Leasing TipsYour NNN Rent Is Only Half the Bill — Here's Where DFW Industrial Tenants Quietly Overpay
Base rent just hit a record $10.36 a foot in DFW industrial, which is exactly why landlords are getting less flexible on it and more aggressive in the operating expense section. Here's where tenants quietly overpay, and what to cap before you sign.
November 3, 2026
Market UpdateTwo Brokerages, Two DFW Vacancy Rates for Q3. Here's Why That Gap Matters to Your Next Lease
CBRE says 7.8%. Cushman says 7.3%. Savills says 8.3%. Same quarter, same metro, and the spread tells you more about negotiating leverage than any single headline number does.
November 3, 2026
Leasing TipsThe TI Allowance Is Getting Harder to Win in DFW Industrial. Here's How to Still Get It
Vacancy keeps sliding and landlords are noticing — tenant improvement dollars are one of the first concessions to shrink. Here's how TI actually gets priced, the lever most tenants skip, and how to still get a real number.
November 3, 2026
Market UpdateDFW Industrial Demand Is Outrunning New Supply, and the Tenant Leverage You Had in January Is Gone
DFW industrial posted its strongest first half ever, and the third quarter shows the trend accelerating. If your lease expires in the next two years, the window to negotiate from strength is closing faster than most tenants realize.
November 3, 2026
Leasing TipsYour DFW Industrial Lease Expires in 2027? Blend-and-Extend Beats Waiting on the Renewal Option
Vacancy keeps sliding and landlords know it. If your DFW industrial lease runs out in 2027, waiting until the last six months to talk renewal is the most expensive mistake you can make — here's why a blend-and-extend started 15 to 18 months out usually beats it.
November 3, 2026
Market UpdateDFW Cap Rates Have Climbed Two Quarters in a Row, and Tenants Should Expect Their Landlord to Change
Record asking rents and rising cap rates are pulling in opposite directions, and the squeeze lands on whoever signs a lease this winter. Here is what it means for who owns your building next.
November 2, 2026
Market UpdateDFW Industrial Landlords Just Flipped From Price Takers to Price Makers
Big-box users signed nearly a third of all new DFW industrial leases over the past year, and that concentration of demand is why landlords stopped negotiating like they need the deal. Here's what the shift actually looks like in the numbers.
October 9, 2026
Market UpdateDFW Industrial Vacancy Has Fallen for Seven Straight Quarters, and Tenants Are Running Out of Room
DFW industrial vacancy has now declined for seven consecutive quarters, and new construction isn't keeping pace with demand. Here's what that squeeze actually means for a tenant planning a move in the next year.
October 2, 2026
Market UpdateDFW Industrial Absorption Jumped Nearly 60% Last Quarter, and Vacancy Finally Turned a Corner
Net absorption in DFW's industrial market surged in the second quarter and vacancy ticked down for the first time in a while, even as builders keep adding space faster than almost anywhere else in the country. Here's what the numbers actually mean for tenants shopping the market right now.
September 23, 2026
Market UpdateWhy Big Box Industrial Space in DFW Just Got Harder to Find Than at Any Point Since 2022
DFW industrial vacancy fell to 8.1 percent in the second quarter even with cranes still swinging across the metro, and space above 500,000 square feet is now the tightest it has been in four years. Here is what that shift means if you are touring buildings this fall.
September 17, 2026
Market UpdateDFW's Industrial Pipeline Just Crossed 31 Million Square Feet, and Most of It Isn't Leased Yet
DFW's industrial construction pipeline has climbed past 31 million square feet even as vacancy keeps falling, but less than 40 percent of that space has a tenant lined up. Here's what a preleasing rate that low actually means for anyone shopping for space in the next year.
September 10, 2026
Market UpdateDFW Industrial Vacancy Falls Below 9% Despite the Largest Construction Pipeline in the Country
Vacancy in the Dallas-Fort Worth industrial market has dropped for seven straight quarters, even as builders keep adding more space than almost anywhere else in the country. Here's what that combination actually means if you're planning a lease move in the next year.
August 11, 2026