Expect to see a period
of rising vacancy rates and declining rent growth, according to Fannie Mae.
Not exact matches
The
rising cost
of homeownership is pushing more people to rent, and the
vacancy rate in Toronto has tightened over the past few years to 1.3 per cent, according to CMHC.
The economics
of investing will likely continue to deteriorate with the rental market well supplied, the rental
vacancy rate rising and rents stagnating.
«On the other hand, investors are planning to hold onto their rental properties for at least eight to ten years and realize the benefits
of rising rents and low
vacancy rates.
Conditions in the office market continued to be soft over the first half
of the year, with the national
vacancy rate rising and effective office rents declining.
Data tell another story: Job growth in Erie and Niagara counties last year lagged behind the nation and rest
of the state, the downtown office
vacancy rate rose last year and poverty in the city
of Buffalo — like its sister city Rochester — is climbing and ranks among the worst in the United States.
An increase in the rent threshold at which apartments become market -
rate, indexed to
rise each year, is a step forward, but it only slows the bleeding — and is well short
of de Blasio's target, ending
vacancy decontrol completely.
The state's expiring rent regulations could get the same treatment — though the new Assembly speaker, Carl Heastie, says he's going to make a stand for tenant - friendly changes like the repeal
of «
vacancy decontrol,» which allows landlords to charge market -
rate rents after an apartment's price
rises above $ 2,500 per month.
The number
of new teachers entering the profession in England has dropped to its lowest
rate in five years — while
vacancy rates continue to
rise.
The
rising cost
of homeownership is pushing more people to rent, and the
vacancy rate in Toronto has tightened over the past few years to 1.3 per cent, according to CMHC.
Severino said that the
rising vacancy rate is largely due to builders being ahead
of the game.
That creates a big demand for rental properties, resulting in one
of the lowest
vacancy rates in the country and slowly
rising rent prices.
An increase in the
rate of unfilled
vacancies combined with a
rising long - term unemployment
rate indicates that employers are finding it harder to source workers with the right skills.
A sign
of labour market challenges can be found in job
vacancy rates, which
rose in Australia in 2015 and 2016, suggesting employers find it increasingly difficult to attract and retain talented workers.
Job
vacancy rates rose in each
of the last five years and in 2016 the
rate stood at 1.8 per cent.
The apparent contradiction
of a strong investment market at a time
of high
vacancy rates is at odds with a commercial real estate rule
of thumb: Property sales
rise when leasing is strong.
The deal, with an estimated annual yield
of about 6.4 percent, reflects the surprising strength
of the investment market for suburban office properties, despite
rising vacancy rates.
The average
vacancy rate will
rise to the mid-4-percent range by the end
of 2017, CoStar researchers project.
«With corporate decision - making picking up speed as business confidence grows, we are beginning to see decreasing
vacancy and
rising rental
rates in many markets,» says Mark E.
Rose, chair and CEO
of Avison Young.
The national office
vacancy rate for all classes
of space in the central business districts (CBDs)
rose to 14.4 % in the third quarter, up from 10.6 % during the third quarter
of 2001, according to New York - based Cushman & Wakefield.
Despite high
vacancy rates in a large part
of the country, both asking and effective rents are
rising.
And while occupancy
rates and rental prices have
risen, the pipeline
of new housing has been lacking, so
vacancy rates have dropped to all - time lows in many parts
of the country.
As
vacancy rates rise at malls across the United States, with the increasing numbers
of retailers announcing bankruptcies, deferring expansion plans and closing stores the energy management system could help operators reduce fixed utility costs.
For example, the national apartment
vacancy rate in the top 50 U.S. markets
rose to 6.8 % in the second quarter
of this year from 5.9 % during the same period a year ago, according to Reis Inc., a New York - based research firm.
But over the past year,
rising vacancy rates and a slowdown
of economic growth in some
of the hardest hit areas prompted Fannie Mae to loosen the reins on underwriting policy and give lenders more delegation authority.
The movement out
of rental accommodation into homeownership continued in 2004 and the average apartment
vacancy rate for major urban centres
rose from 2.2 to 2.7 per cent.
With rent prices continuing to
rise and
vacancy rates continuing to decline, all
of the panelists agreed that the market should continue to see growth well into 2015 and beyond.
Chicago — According to locally based Northern Realty Group Ltd.'s 12th annual survey
of retail space in downtown Chicago's State Street / Wabash Avenue shopping district, the
vacancy rate for specialty store space
rose...
Still, if the percentage
of speculative development continues to grow, it could contribute to
rising vacancy rates in the markets that have the most supply underway, Nordby says.
The company says
vacancy rates will
rise slightly to 8.2 %, allowing owners to push rents up slightly and leading to end -
of - year growth at the bottom
of the market's typical
rate range
of 2 % to 4 %.
Historically, the downward path
of the cycle in the office property market has occurred, because just when this large pipeline started coming out in the market, demand was weakening, thus creating oversupply conditions, with
vacancies rising, and rents, cap
rates and values declining.
Rental
rates are still on the
rise but not at the fast clips
of previous years, while
vacancies have been creeping up over the last year.
«Rental
rates have continued to
rise year over year, while rental
vacancies have steadily decreased since the burst
of the housing bubble» (US News) Someone asked me if it was a buyers or a sellers market the other day.
With
vacancy rates modestly falling and rents moderately
rising in commercial real estate sectors, market fundamentals have improved, but financing remains a challenge for small business, according to the National Association
of Realtors ® quarterly commercial real estate forecast.
It's not surprising the third quarter national rental
vacancy rate of 2017
rose 0.7 points to 7.5 percent.
By Roger Yohem INSIDE TUCSON BUSINESS February 9, 2010 All categories
of commercial real estate saw
vacancy rates rise to double - digit levels in 2009.
Vacancy rates are
rising in Pierce County at a time
of rapid apartment construction.
If you are skeptical
of that strong statement, tell me, where else can you get the following combination
of investing conditions: A rock solid local economy 1 percentage point away from full employment (5.8 %), high rental demand, minimal
vacancy rates and
rising rental prices, price to rent ratios on new (or less than 6 yrs old) properties under 8 and a steady and reliable local real estate market in full bloom?
The prospect
of another big building getting under way is seemingly at odds with the overriding trends in the downtown office market, which has been marked by
rising vacancy rates.
Property managers seem to have responded to the fear
of overbuilding, rather than actual competition that would cause
vacancy rates to
rise for older, stabilized apartment properties.
The
vacancy rate for U.S. neighborhood and community centers
rose 20 basis points during the fourth quarter
of 2007 according to Reis Inc. — the eleventh straight quarterly increase — leaving the national
rate at 7.5 percent, the highest level since 2006.
; •
Vacancy rates are expected to drop in a range
of between 1.2 and 3.7 percentage points for office, retail, and industrial properties and remain stable at low levels for apartments; while hotel occupancy
rates will likely
rise; • Rents are expected to increase for all property types, with 2012 increases ranging from 0.8 percent for retail up to 5.0 percent for apartments.
The
vacancy rate for office properties has been falling and average rents have been
rising since the beginning
of 2011.
The office
vacancy rate in all
of Broward County — which includes the city
of Fort Lauderdale and outlying areas — is on the
rise.
In the multifamily market, which already has the tightest
vacancy rates in any commercial sector, apartment rents will be
rising at faster
rates in most
of the country next year.
The report says that
of the five surveyed markets, only Calgary will see a
rise in office
vacancy rates in the coming year.
The average national
vacancy rate for downtown and suburban markets
rose to 5.9 per cent in the first quarter, up from 5.1 per cent in the last quarter
of 2008.
NORTHBROOK, Ill, — With
vacancy rates falling and rents
rising, industrial space has been a hot market this year, according to Robert Back, national director
of market analysis for Grubb & Ellis, one
of the nation's largest commercial real estate companies.
Reports by real estate services firms JLL and CBRE show that the national
vacancy rate rose to an average
of 13.2 percent, a 10 basis point increase from the fourth quarter
of 2015.
Ottawa — Like Calgary, the Ottawa office market saw a
rise in
vacancy rate over the past 12 months from 5.60 per cent to 6.30 per cent and stable rents
of $ 17.23 per sq. ft.. Yet the market is expected to remain solid thanks to the stabilizing presence
of the federal government, although a slight increase in
vacancies is expected to occur due primarily to new supply and some space - juggling before it is absorbed relatively quickly both by the private and public sectors.