Atlanta Multifamily Sales Market Downshifts from ‘White Hot’ to ‘Hot’

Like much of the rest of the country, the Atlanta multifamily market has been white-hot with strong occupancies and rent growth that is contributing to outsized returns for owners, investors and developers. Recent increases in financing costs does not mean the music is stopping, but the tempo is slowing a bit.Atlanta’s multifamily fundamentals are still outstanding. Occupancies are holding strong and rents are continuing to rise. According to Northmarq’s fourth-quarter 2021 research, …

May 23, 2022Georgia, Market Reports, Multifamily, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports

Atlanta Retail Market Stays Hot With Unique, Experiential Offerings Around Town

Atlanta continues its streak as a high-growth market for retail. Low vacancy rates have turned up the competition for quality spaces among tenants and rents have continued to climb.Competition and a landlord’s market have sparked new trends as developers further refine their approach to finding retailers that drive traffic and retailers search for fertile and readily available locations, including submarkets outside the intown submarkets.Northeastern and West Coast brands have …

May 16, 2022Georgia, Market Reports, Retail, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports

Atlanta Lands Big Office Deals, but Overall Tenant Demand Remains Uncertain

In many ways, metro Atlanta is a tale of two office markets. Google, Microsoft, Papa John’s, Visa and FanDuel are just some of the heavy hitters that have signed major deals over the last year and a half, fueling leasing activity that is getting closer to pre-pandemic norms. Much of that action has been centered in the Central Business District (CBD), which registered a 68 percent year-over-year increase in leasing volume compared to first-quarter 2021. According to research from CoStar …

May 9, 2022Georgia, Market Reports, Office, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports

Birmingham Landlords Prepare as Workforce Transitions Back to the Office

While the Birmingham market never fluctuates too heavily in either direction, it typically remains relatively stable compared to national trends. Such has been the case with the effects of COVID-19.Birmingham is well-positioned for a return to the office, thanks in large part to our economy’s heavy makeup of local and regional businesses. Most smaller businesses have been in the office for some time, while large national enterprises still wrestle with what normal operations will look …

May 2, 2022Alabama, Market Reports, Office, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports

Birmingham is Poised to Stake its Claim as a Burgeoning Retail Destination

Like many of the markets within the Sun Belt, Birmingham’s economy remained relatively resilient through the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite its share of small business and restaurant closures, leasing activity is back to par, and owners continue to see steadily rising rental rates — up 3.1 percent over the last 12 months — as tenant demand continues to be robust.Retail absorption over the last 12 months is a healthy 400,000 square feet compared to -510,000 square feet a …

April 25, 2022Alabama, Market Reports, Retail, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports

Birmingham’s Multifamily Market is Making a Splash as In-Migration Soars

The Sun Belt is experiencing unprecedented growth with in-migration trends setting the stage for further expansion and bolstering in-place multifamily product. This includes Birmingham, which has weathered COVID-19 well not only from an employment perspective, but from a rent growth perspective too. The latter is not sustainable without the former, and local capital investments point to more tailwinds.[caption id="attachment_315295" align="alignright" width="100"] Craig Hey, Cushman & …

April 18, 2022Alabama, Market Reports, Multifamily, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports

Nashville’s Robust Industrial Market is Growing Toward the South and East

After several years in the top 10, Nashville was named the No. 1 “market to watch” in overall commercial real estate prospects, according to Urban Land Institute and PwC’s 2022 Emerging Trends in Real Estate report. Nashville surpassed its supernova competitors (markets with a population between 1 million and 2 million people) such as Raleigh-Durham, Phoenix, Austin and Charlotte. The report credits Nashville’s robust and sustained job and population growth, above-average levels of …

April 11, 2022Industrial, Market Reports, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports, Tennessee

Suburbs Continue to be the ‘Shining Star’ for Nashville’s Multifamily Sector

Suburban household growth in metropolitan Nashville was already outpacing urban growth prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but has accelerated since the outbreak due to corporate America’s acceptance of work-from-home staffing.Multifamily investors have followed this suburban household growth as well. Two recent examples are in Lebanon and Murfreesboro, both high-growth, high-quality suburbs of Nashville that have recently experienced record-setting transactions. The Pointe at Five Oaks …

April 4, 2022Market Reports, Multifamily, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports, Tennessee

Nashville Welcomes Wave of New Retailers, Restaurants Entering the Market

After national media declared traditional brick and mortar retail to possibly be on it’s “last leg” due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nashville area has seem quite the opposite reaction. Already in an accelerated state of demand going into the shutdown of 2020 that extended into a malaise in 2021 in many places, Nashville is seeing all indicators of the hottest retail market in its history.Prior to the pandemic, rents and occupancy were already at historic highs. 2020 began with a …

March 28, 2022Market Reports, Restaurant, Retail, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports, Tennessee

High Demand for Raleigh-Durham Multifamily Drives Record Sales Volume, Pricing

Raleigh-Durham is increasingly popping up at the top of shopping lists for multifamily investors, and buyer demand — coupled with strong rent growth — is resulting in record sale prices.As of this writing, 2021 is on pace to be one of the best years ever in terms of total transaction volume. As capital continues to flow into the market across the spectrum of investor groups from institutions to high net worth individuals, cap rates also have dropped into record territory. Just about …

February 28, 2022Market Reports, Multifamily, North Carolina, Southeast, Southeast Market Reports