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U.S. Cap Rate Snapshot
Capitalization rates for U.S. commercial real estate assets were broadly unchanged in H2 2019. All property types across nearly all classes and segments changed by less than 15 basis points (bps). Industrial and multifamily cap rates tightened the most.
CBRE expects cap-rate stability in H1 2020 across property types, segments, classes and market tiers, except for a slight increase in the hotel sector.
U.S. Cap Rate Snapshot by Product
Cap Rate Commentary from Spencer Levy
Headline Risk = Opportunity
2020 will yield a bumper crop of news surrounding the U.S. presidential election and the geopolitical and economic events that may have some bearing on its outcome. Investors will be well advised to pay little heed to this news—a phenomenon known as “headline risk.”
Headline risk can be an advantage. Most investors tend to overreact to macro/geopolitical risks and underreact to the micro/local ones. So, rather than getting spooked by headlines, investors are best advised to ignore them because they have limited impact on their business.
Read more on the Investor Hub.
Spencer Levy
Chairman, Americas Research | Senior Economic Advisor
“Rather than getting spooked by headlines, investors are best advised to ignore them because they have limited impact on their business.”
Cap Rate Snapshot: Select Markets
One-page overviews of cap rates and expected returns on cost by property type, sector, class and/or segment for select U.S. Markets:
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