Dedeaux Properties’ Brett Dedeaux on the impact of administration trade policies and other factors impacting the supply chain on the West Coast

Brett Dedeaux, chief executive and managing partner at Dedeaux Properties, discusses how institutional investors are adjusting their strategies in response to supply chain volatility and policy-driven reshoring or nearshoring trends, growing interest in secondary or inland markets as alternatives to traditional West Coast industrial hubs due to congestion, regulatory hurdles, or cost, and how ESG regulations and climate-related port policies are influencing the design, location and operation of industrial assets on the West Coast. (10/2025)