Writing Ā· Real Estate (general)

2025-07-17
🚨 Immigration Crackdown = Construction Crisis in the Making? ā€œConstruction costs are going to go up radically.ā€ — Hamid Moghadam, CEO of Prologis (via Bloomberg TV) The head of the world’s largest industrial developer just issued a warning we can’t ignore: Aggressive immigration enforcement may create a labor shock that sends construction costs soaring—and not just for buildings, but for staffing the warehouses inside them. šŸ”¹ Already down 450,000 workers šŸ”¹ Facing a potential loss of 15–23% of the workforce (Skanska) šŸ”¹ Absenteeism and project delays rising (JLL) The result? āž”ļø Delayed projects āž”ļø Shrinking margins āž”ļø Even more pressure to automate—before the economics make sense This isn’t just a policy debate. It’s a bottom-line issue. For real estate investors and builders, the question isn’t if this will hit your P&L… it’s when. And it’s enough to make the current owners of real estate deals smile. https://lnkd.in/eeZb-JRF
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