Price Growth for US Commercial Property Slowed Further

The prices of U.S. commercial properties that sold in August continued to climb but at a slower pace than seen in recent months. The RCA CPPI National All-Property Index increased 14.0% from a year prior, down from the record-high 20.0% rate at the start of 2022 and marking the seventh consecutive month of decelerating growth.

Trading of U.S. properties such as offices, apartment buildings and warehouses has also weakened amid investor caution due to higher lending rates and economic concerns. Deal volume for August totaled $42.9 billion, a 41% decline on the same period a year ago.

Industrial outpaced other property types

All the property-type indexes showed prices growing in August but at slower annual rates. For the industrial sector, this slower rate of growth still came in at 24.7%, easily outpacing the other major sectors. Prices for suburban offices increased only 6.6% from a year ago and for offices in central business districts prices gained 7.7%. Apartment prices climbed 17.1% and retail 16.0%.