Experts feeling cautious, but good, about commercial real estate outlook for 2019

Gulf Coast commercial real estate markets are poised to continue to generate high growth again in 2019, mirroring — or even eclipsing — the region’s robust stalwart performance of the past year, experts predict.

Much of that belief is tied to future growth in the national economy, despite potential hurdles from interest rate hikes, international trade wars, a prolonged federal government shutdown, excessive corporate debt and fears about waning consumer confidence.