Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Apartment, Office Properties Record Strongest CRE Pricing Recovery In 2011 via CoStar Group

Powered by continuing gains in apartments and growing momentum in the office sector, the CoStar Commercial Repeat Sale Indices (CCRSI) National Composite Index ended 2011 significantly above its cyclical low last March, despite a relatively flat fourth quarter for pricing.

CRE sale prices stalled a bit in December as heavy year-end trading kept pricing stable in the fourth quarter, a trend CoStar has observed in each of the past two years, according to this month’s release of the CCRSI, which tracks sale pair transaction data through Dec. 31. The National Composite Index ended 2011 up a flat 0.2% from year-ago levels, but 5.5% above its low point in March 2011, thanks to a mid-year surge.

The Investment Grade and the General Commercial indices of the CCRSI both followed a similar trajectory in 2011, with prices declining in the first quarter, rallying at midyear and coasting during the flat final quarter. Highlighting the investor flight to safety to major markets and core assets, the Investment Grade Index finished December up a cumulative 14.6% from its March 2011 trough, while the recovering General Commercial Index ended the year up 3.5% from March.

Read more...Apartment, Office Properties Record Strongest CRE Pricing Recovery In 2011 - CoStar Group

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