This quarter, Matthews™  measured investor insight in a recovering market. Despite the reoccurring variants spreading throughout the United States, the vaccine, updated protocols, and rebounding job growth has helped the economy recover. The two most significant challenges investors believe the CRE industry faces today are the federal administration and COVID-19.

Over the next 12 months, 80% of investors indicated that they are/will be more selective in their investment choices compared to previous years. The top regions for acquisition are Southwest (36.36%), West (22.73%), and Southeast (22.73%).

Multifamily seems to be the favored asset class which investors predict will continue to increase in demand. 22.73% of investors expect the niche self-storage sector will outperform in 2022, followed by industrial service facilities and single-family rentals (20.45%), and data centers (15.91%). With capital availability is expected to remain the same as 2021, 57% of investors indicate that the upcoming interest rate hikes will have no affect on their commercial real estate outlook.

For more information on the trends occurring in your market, please reach out to a Matthews™ specialized agent.