According to a recent survey from researchers at commercial brokerage CBRE, more investors are preparing to provide capital into the United States commercial real estate market
And New Hampshire could benefit despite not being named as a specific investor target.
Seventy percent of investors are planning to acquire more assets in 2025 than in the previous year, according to the survey. Additionally, Investors are broadly positive about the overall market and even more so about their own plans, with 75 percent anticipating a rebound in their own investment activity by the first half of the year and over half already experiencing recovery.
This is despite their general belief that 10-year Treasury yields will stay above 4 percent in 2025, making project financing more expensive and a tougher sell compared to other long-term investments.
Most investors told CBRE they will maintain the same debt-to-equity ratios as last year, thanks in part to uncertainty about where interest rates are going.
“Investors are preparing to deploy more capital into the U.S. commercial real estate market this year, drawn by the attractive pricing environment and strong fundamentals,” Kevin Aussef, Americas president of investment properties for CBRE, said in a statement. “Interestingly, investors are more optimistic about their own prospects compared with the broader market outlook, viewing the ongoing reset in pricing as a key opportunity to secure a first-mover advantage as the recovery gains momentum.”
Greater Boston was named one of the top CRE markets in the nation according to the survey.
And with Southeast New Hampshire effectively part of the Greater Boston economy, that could generate some spillover in the Granite State.
As The Registry Review recently reported, developers and investors are showing increased interest in multifamily assets in the state.
The Massachusetts capital came in third behind Miami and Dallas. Clocking in at third has Boston ahead of Atlanta, New York City – which tied with Raliegh-Durham, North Carolina – and Washington D.C., which tied with Austin, Texas.
The region didn’t even place in the top 10 for investors last year.
Multifamily remains the top sector for investors by a wide margin, with 75 percent of investors targeting the asset class according to the survey Industrial & logistics in the next most favorable asset class at 37 percent.
