Daily News 8-7-2026

The U.S. industrial market could reach a turning point in late 2027, CoStar reported. Vacancy is expected to rise slightly through the early part of next year before making a gradual descent, with demand beginning to outpace supply late in the year. The national industrial vacancy rate remains in the mid-7% range entering the third quarter of 2026 and is expected to edge higher before beginning a steady decline. CoStar characterized this outlook as a modest improvement from the previous…»

U.S. office performance is on a heater to start 2026, bolstered by strong leasing activity, improved asking rent growth and an uptick in office investment volume. Underlying office fundamentals continue to improve as the asset class ascends from the murky depths of the pandemic. Office leasing activity in the first half of the year hit 127.3M SF, the strongest leasing volume in the first six months of a year since 2019, according to a Savills report. The first-half volume was 13% ahead of…»

MovingPlace has released its new mid-year report, revealing America’s hottest ZIP codes of the first half of 2026 and Surprise, Ariz., is one of the hot spots for movers in 2026. The report first looked at the areas who saw the biggest ranking changes when compared to the previous year, and now looks at the locations with the most move activity based on per capita moves. The Top U.S. ZIP Codes People Are Moving To in the First Half of 2026…»

Headwinds tempered deal activity, yet outliers still emerged, according to Yardi Matrix. Persistent inflation and high interest rates, as well as safe Treasury notes, have fueled a slowdown in multifamily investment throughout the U.S. earlier in the year. The national sales volume was down more than 10 percent during the first five months of 2026 compared to the same period of last year, according to a Yardi Matrix report. Headwinds have been felt nationally and Western U.S. markets…»

The Green Street Commercial Property Price Index increased 1.0% in July 2026. Over the past 12 months, the all-property index has increased 5.2%. “Prices are up 5% over the past year,” said Peter Rothemund, co-head of strategic research at Newport Beach-based Green Street. “Rental income is 2-3% higher over that time, and the remainder of the appreciation is from lower cap rates for select property types. I don’t think we’ll see further declines in cap rates. Real estate…»