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What will the commercial real estate vacancy rate be in Q1 of 2021, in the US?

Cross-posted on Metaculus: Pandemics.

Context

The coronavirus pandemic represents an unprecedented disruption to the commercial real estate market. Workplace policies are changing in remote-compatible industries – there is an ever-growing list of companies shifting toward allowing employees to work from home, in some cases permanently. At the same time, nearly half of retailers are not paying rent – only 58.6% of retail rents were paid in April and May.

As of mid-May, CBRE expected “U.S. office vacancy to rise from its current 12% to almost 15% within a year.” However, office vacancy had already risen to 17% in the first quarter of 2020, according to an REIS report.

Last month the Urban Land Institute produced a consensus forecast that provides some context:

Commercial real estate transaction volume reached $588 billion in 2019, a post-Great Financial Crisis peak. Volume is expected to be over 50% lower in 2020 with a forecast of $275 billion. Forecasts for ‘21 and ’22 show growth of $400 billion and $500 billion, respectively.

According to a recent National Association of Realtors survey (p. 11), 22% of commercial members who responded believe that the commercial real estate market transactions will decrease by more than 20% in the next 12 months, while 15% believe that 1-year leasing volume will decrease by more than 20%.

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What will the average vacancy rate for commercial real estate (i.e. multi-family, industrial, retail, and hotel) be in Q1 of 2021, in the US?

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This question will resolve according to the average commercial vacancy rate reported by the National Association of Realtors' Quarterly Commercial Real Estate Trends & Outlook Report.

Categories: Business, Economy

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