Move over, 1-million-square-foot-plus warehouses. Smaller, more numerous warehouses closer to population centers will grow in demand by the end of 2020, says Adam Roth, executive vice president with Taylor Johnson client NAI Hiffman , in a recent GlobeSt.com  feature secured by TJ. The reason? Rising costs from new transportation rules for shippers — and a jump in e-commerce during the coronavirus crisis, driving demand for next-day and same-day shipping. You could serve 90% of the U.S. population with next-day service through 10 well-located facilities with a maximum 300-mile distance,  Roth contends — and already, major companies like Amazon are strategically finding and buying well-located smaller properties. Read the story here.

NAI Hiffman’s Adam Roth uses his logistics background to talk about how transportation “drives” real estate.