The majority of the movement of the price - rent ratio comes from future returns, not
rental growth rates.
Even
with rental growth, real estate returns are not quite as high as they were in previous cycles, but that is true of all asset classes.
The market is transitioning after a period of
robust rental growth to a more normal market, he says.
Several markets have already shown positive
effective rental growth and a few are experiencing speculative development.
I also like industrial and office because these sectors are coming off severe rent declines and we see strong
rental growth on the back of improving fundamentals over the next several years.
So fundamentals are good and
generating rental growth giving you positive returns, but returns that are perhaps lower than previous cycles.
But, by and large, in all sectors you see positive net absorption, falling vacancy and reasonably
good rental growth.
Rental volatility is exceptionally low by historical standards, and
aggregate rental growth is expected to maintain a steady pace through 2017.
Rental growth across the country has been mild with an average growth not far off inflation, somewhere just over 6 %.
There are a number of other factors besides interest rates that are affecting cap rates, including the strength of the market,
potential rental growth and returns on alternative investments.
Strong demand, low vacancies,
good rental growth and a vibrant sales market have characterized the market.
«Although buying is still more affordable than renting in the majority of U.S. housing markets, the majority is shrinking as home price appreciation continues to outpace
rental growth in most areas.»
«Although buying is still more affordable than renting in the majority of U.S. housing markets, that majority is shrinking as home price appreciation continues to
outpace rental growth in most areas,» says Daren Blomquist, vice president at ATTOM Data Solutions.
All of the non-gateway markets, except Austin, exhibited cumulative rent growth below the national average and well below the
average rental growth rate of the gateway office markets.
Though the most expensive industrial properties are still located near foreign cities including London, Tokyo and Singapore, U.S. cities — San Francisco, Chicago and Nashville, Tenn. — posted the
highest rental growth rates last year, according to Prologis, a worldwide owner and developer of industrial facilities.
The Prologis Logistics Rent Index, introduced in 2015, examines trends in net effective
market rental growth in key logistics real estate markets in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America.2 Our unique methodology focuses on taking rents, net of concessions, for modern assets.
This includes
rental growth achieved through revising rentals when leases are renewed; ensuring rental escalations are built into lease agreements, cost controls to protect margins and balance sheet gearing.
Amsterdam: An attractive alternative to pricier European markets, Amsterdam offers investors a real opportunity, states the report: «Combined with the strong demand from the city's vibrant and expanding technology sector, tight [office] supply will
drive rental growth, and create opportunities for new development, particularly in central areas.»
The international real estate advisor's European Offices Market Report forecasts that total
office rental growth in 2017 will be 4.9 % above 2016 levels, but that full - year take - up volumes will have fallen by 3 % due to a lack of stock.
IRVINE, Calif. — HomeUnion identified Charlotte as one of 10 metros with the strongest investment
home rental growth in the country.
• 2016 - a year of surprises for the real estate sector with Brexit, the US election and Budget tax changes particularly topical • Phenomenal activity in all occupier markets on the back of strong job creation numbers and favourable demographics • Very
strong rental growth achieved in all sectors of the Irish market • Investment & hotel spend surprised on the upside
Rental growth prospects in cities such as Madrid, Dublin, Berlin and Stockholm are compelling, buoyed by improving occupier demand, and are attracting a significant weight of capital.
In contrast,
rental growth remains robust in Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra, where vacancy rates are relatively low.
Plenty of assets are currently expensive, but you couldn't call them bubbles by that definition (my wife and I do pay a sub-2 % rental yield on the Sydney apartment we live in, but you could still assume
enough rental growth to — just — give you something mildly sensible).
Increasingly confident renter households will enter the homebuying market after
watching rental growth rates hit a seven - year high.
However, «As
rental growth begins to catch up with income growth, affordability will deteriorate, placing a squeeze on budget - constrained renters,» Terrazas says.
«Over the past year, the share of capital being directed towards major cities has risen, despite broadening economic growth and a steadily increasing set of markets
reporting rental growth,» according to the PGIM report.
Examples of Grade P nodes in Cape Town include Tygervalley / Bellville (
showing rental growth rate of 5 %) and Century City (6 %).
These figures mask wide differences in markets, though, with distribution hubs such as Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and northern New Jersey maintaining low vacancies (6 percent to 8 percent) and
solid rental growth (1 percent to 2 percent), while many older industrial areas are still struggling to fill space.
Mohammed Kalla, founder of Sesfikile Capital, says that it is important to continually recycle assets to
enhance rental growth.
«We have
seen rental growth rates come down slightly to a more normalized run rate,» says Palacios.
If so,
unrealistic rental growth assumptions or underestimated increases in operating expenses will impact the integrity of the pro forma.
Already, Boomers make up a demographic that has accounted for more than half of
U.S. rental growth the past 10 years.
The panelist from the Irvine Company asserted that the outlook for
retail rental growth is positive.
Recent rental growth and the prospect of further growth bodes well for investment yields given the implications for total returns.»
Offi
ce rental growth has been robust in the face of heavy supply, and pre-leasing for large new projects is proceeding much better than originally expected.
That's where everyone's looking for growth now because there's
limited rental growth in their portfolios.»
An additional 12 markets mentioned in the report have recovered from the recession, but are just now heading toward expansion, and are classified as being in the «recovery» phase, characterized by tightening market conditions and a shift in the supply / demand balance leading to reduced vacancy rates, more
balanced rental growth and a stabilization of overall cap rates.