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The markets have gained ground in two of the past three weeks despite news of record levels of jobless claims as firms close to curb the spread of COVID-19.
While today’s property market tends to be characterized by supply–demand imbalances, declining/low occupancy rates, and moderating/low rental growth rates, signs of stabilizing fundamentals have started to percolate.
REITs and other owners of commercial properties are likely to benefit from a favorable balance of supply and demand in the months ahead.
The growing use of target-date funds (TDFs) remains the dominant investment-related trend in the defined contribution and individual retirement account markets, and REITs continued to be a critical component of TDFs in 2024.
REITs have also prepared themselves for economic uncertainty by building up their stock of cash and cash-like assets and maintaining substantial unused lines of credit.
Nearly every recent housing market indicator has shown significant increases for July, and were above consensus expectations.
The outlook for REITs and commercial real estate remains favorable, despite some mixed macroeconomic news in the early months of this year.
With mixed economic growth results, waning job gains, increasing interest rates, and rising recession risk, the U.S. economy is facing numerous headwinds.
Total payroll employment rose 235,000 in August, the slowest since last January and far behind the monthly average of 636,000 between January and July.
The data show positive fundamentals entering the New Year. Supply remains in check, and demand growth is sustained, despite some bumps along the way.
The apartment sector remains robust. Vacancy rates continued at 4.2%, a decade-low level that indicates little (if any) excess supply. An acceleration in the national job market has spurred household formation and continues to fuel strong rental demand. Rent growth eased to a 2.5% annual rate; this slowing may be due to seasonal demand weakness during the fall.
The question on everyone’s mind is, will this drive up cap rates, possibly causing property prices to fall?
The total return on listed Equity REITs since stock market volatility spiked higher last August is 500 bps higher than the total return on the S&P 500. Moreover, REITs performed better than seven of the 10 headline Sectors according to the S&P/MSCI Global Industry Classification System (GICS®)