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MARKET REPORTNASHVILLE

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Market Gains Momentum, Forecast Positive

The industrial market in Nashville excelled this quarter. Absorption was positive 811,107 square feet, a drastic turn around from the negative 1,213,090 square feet of last year’s third quarter. The momentum the market has gained directly correlates with several deals inked this quarter. Amazon.com signed a lease for a 450,000 square-foot space at Park 840 in the East submarket. Other notable leases were for a 103,750 square-foot space in the Southeast submarket by TA Operating and a 100,800 square-foot space in the East by Hoffman Trucking Company.

Vacancy rates began to decrease to 11.5% from 12.3% from the past two quarters. The highest rates remain in the East and Southeast submarkets, with 17.9% and 15.2% respectively.

MARKET INDICATORS

3Q 2011 | INDUSTRIAL

Nashville Industrial MarketSummary of Statistics, Q3 2011

Vacancy Rate: 11.5%

Absorption: 774,327 SF

Under Construction: SF

Asking Rents Per Square Feet: Overall Rental Rates: $4.51Warehouse - Distribution: $4.06Light Industrial: $3.03Heavy - Mfg: $3.00Bulk Warehouse: $3.80Flex/R&D: $7.24

Quarterly Comparisons and Totals

QUARTER BUILDINGSTOTAL

INVENTORY SF

DIRECT

VACANT

DIRECT

VACANCY

RATE

SUBLEASE

VACANCY

RATE

NET

ABSORPTION

CURRENT QTR

NET

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YTD SF

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Q3.11 1,944 159,219,825 18,368,566 11.5% 1.4% 811,107 774,327 3,124,000 $4.51

Q2.11 1,944 159,138,430 19,577,486 12.3% 1.4% (115,610) (111,324) 589,000 $5.44

Q1.11 1,946 158,970,444 19,153,453 12.3% 1.6% 479,828 479,828 2,032,000 $4.27

Q4.10 1,950 158,292,862 19,349,141 12.2% 1.7% (478,523) (1,450,577) 2,032,000 $4.18

Q3.10 1,950 158,329,421 19,201,016 12.1% 1.6% (1,231,090) (1,448,503) 186,809 $4.27

By Property Type

BUILDING TYPE BUILDINGS

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VACANCY

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YTD SF

AVG

ASKING

RATE

Warehouse - Distribution 1,052 49,128,785 5,411,379 11.0% 0.8% 92,556 (192,625) $4.06

Light Industrial 561 58,202,446 2,450,182 4.2% 0.6% 0 (161,771) $3.03

Heavy - Mfg 6 779,289 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0 $3.00

Bulk Warehouse 99 39,051,163 8,362,085 21.4% 3.6% 699,428 1,271,688 $3.80

Flex/R&D 226 12,058,142 2,144,920 17.8% 1.2% 19,123 (192,625) $7.24

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Updated 7-2011

Construction continues to grow with a couple of new projects in addition to several projects still underway. The 1,300,000 square-foot Nissan Battery Plant expansion is still in progress as well as the 1,500,00 sqaure foot Hemlock Semiconductor Plant expansion and the 30,000 square-foot Wirtgen Building expansion. Federated Department Stores completed its 375,000 square foot expansion this quarter and Ameriplex B added 135,800 square feet on space to the East submarket.

In addition to the positive absorption and lowering vacancy rates, more encouraging news came when GM announced that they would be reopening their Spring Hill assembly plant. The reopening will create an estimated 1,700 new jobs to the area and will boost the local economy.

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2Q 2011 | Net Absorption By Submarket

RECENT SALES TRANSACTIONSSALES ACTIVITY

PROPERTY BUYER SALE PRICE SIZE SF SUBMARKET

Coucheville Pike Business Center Whiterock REIT $39,000,000 717,160 East

Pinchal Portfolio Exeter Property Group $22,500,000 603,547 North & Southeast

1650 Elm Hill Pike Buchanan Station Partners $2,300,000 41,000 East

RECENT LEASING TRANSACTIONSLEASING ACTIVITY

PROPERTY ADDRESS TENANT SIZE SF TYPE SUBMARKET

Park 840 Amazon.com 445,942 New East

501 Mason Road Computerland 307,200 Renewal Southeast

SouthPark B Nissan Trading 233,200 Renewal Southeast

Three Oaks Phase II TA Operating 103,486 New Southeast

935 Industrial Drive Hoffman Trucking Company 100,800 New East

DEFINITIONS

Absorption - The net change in occupied space between the current quarter and the previous quarter, calculated by summing all the positive changes in occupancy and subtracting all the negative changes in occupancy.

Available SF - Space currently being marketed for lease or sublease.

Total Building SF - All single & multi tenant office buildings above 20,000 SF excluding medical, government and owner occupied.

Vacancy Rate - Percentage rate of the total amount of physically vacant space divided by the total amount of existing inventory.

*Bold text denotes Colliers International transaction.

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UPDATE Market Comparisons

INDUSTRIAL MARKET

SUBMARKET BLDGSTOTAL

INVENTORY SF

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SF

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RATE

DIRECT VACANCY

RATE PRIOR QTR

SUBLEASE VACANCY

RATE

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NET ABSORPTION

YTD SF

AVG ASKING RATE

EAST 306 26,287,369 3,776,605 17.9% 19.6% 0.6% 463,581 314,562 $3.99

Bulk Warehouses 29 12,852,289 82,000 29.4% 33.4% 0.0% 515,942 639,120 $3.09

Flex/R&D 42 1,846,881 280,052 15.2% 12.6% 0.3% (51,569) (94,999) $8.09

Light Industrial 88 5,305,384 82,000 1.5% 1.5% 0.0% 0 (62.000) $3.66

Warehouse - Distribution 147 6,283,815 575,285 9.2% 8.6% 2.3% (792) (167,559) $4.38

NORTH 451 39,888,721 2,991,563 7.5% 8.3% 2.0% 242,611 335,418 $3.58

Bulk Warehouses 19 6,995,658 662,790 9.5% 10.2% 6.2% 50,000 22,210 $3.01

Flex/R&D 40 1,580,142 232,888 26.9% 19.7% 0.0% 6,951 (1,914) $6.66

Heavy - Mfg 1 314,125 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0 - $3.00

Light Industrial 140 17,073,026 438,549 2.6% 2.6% 1.3% 0 46,897 $2.70

Warehouse - Distribution 251 13,925,770 1,657,336 11.9% 13.1% 1.1% 185,660 268,225 $3.12

SOUTHEAST 421 50,889,233 7,756,026 15.2% 16.1% 2.1% 71,053 359,694 $4.72

Bulk Warehouses 45 17,578,686 3,894,690 22.2% 24.6% 5.5% 133,486 638,358 $4.29

Flex/R&D 79 4,292,998 1,156,755 26.9% 26.9% 0.9% 36,619 (187,900) $6.51

Heavy - Mfg 3 149,990 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0 - -

Light Industrial 102 17,244,082 922,540 5.3% 5.5% 0.1% 0 - $3.45

Warehouse - Distribution 192 11,623,477 1,782,041 15.3% 15.0% 0.4% (99,052) (187,900) $4.45

SOUTHWEST 236 13,633,774 879,805 6.5% 6.6% 6.5% 11,502 46,334 $6.58

Bulk Warehouses 4 918,130 28,000 3.0% 3.0% 0.0% 0 (28,000) $4.50

Flex/R&D 43 3,406,164 337,739 9.9% 10.9% 0.0% 23,762 45,468 $8.50

Heavy - Mfg 1 100,000 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0 - -

Light Industrial 58 3,383,217 152,734 4.5% 4.6% 2.4% 0 - $2.59

Warehouse - Distribution 130 5,826,263 361,332 6.2% 6.0% 1.0% (12,260) 28,866 $4.87

WEST 125 10,581,561 779,987 7.4% 7.3% 0.0% 0 (146,277) $3.10

Bulk Warehouses 1 500,000 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0 - -

Light Industrial 53 7,480,503 708,559 9.5% 9.4% 0.0% 0 (159,935) $3.02

Warehouse - Distribution 71 2,601,058 71,428 2.7% 2.7% 0.0% 0 13,658 $3.48

IBD 406 17,939,167 1,247,243 7.0% 7.2% 0.6% 22,360 (135,404) $4.47

Bulk Warehouses 1 206,400 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0 - -

Flex/R&D 22 932,957 137,486 14.7% 15.1% 10.9% 3,360 (756) $6.91

Heavy - Mfg 1 215,174 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0 - -

Light Industrial 119 7,716,234 145,800 1.9% 1.9% 0.0% 0 13,267 $3.04

Warehouse - Distribution 263 8,868,402 963,957 10.9% 11.3% 0.0% 19,000 (147,915) $3.98

GRAND TOTAL 1,944 159,219,825 18,368,566 11.5% 12.3% 1.4% 811,107 774,327 $4.51

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