Tariffs Threatened to Industrial Real Estate Sector

Due to the uncertainty surrounding tariffs and trade agreements with the United States, Mexico's industrial real estate companies will face a slowdown in investment and growth, Fitch Ratings said. He noted that recent changes have generated doubts about the prospect of multi-year relocation, and issuers with the greatest exposure to manufacturing are likely to be the most affected, but these obstacles are mitigated by conservative business model…

The uncertainty surrounding tariffs and trade agreements with the United States will cause a slowdown in investment and growth of Mexico’s industrial real estate companies, Fitch Ratings said. The qualifier noted that companies with the greatest exposure to the manufacturing sector are likely to be the most affected, due to recent changes that have changed the perspective of the relocation of production lines in Mexico, i.e., nearshoring. “These…

Industrial real estate companies in Mexico face a scenario of lower investment and growth due to the uncertainty generated by the tariffs imposed by the United States and the future of the trade agreement with that country, warned the rating agency Fitch Ratings. Recent changes have called into question the trajectory of nearshoring, or the relocation of production chains, which could particularly impact Real Estate Investment Trusts (FIBRAs) wi…