U.S. Industrial Sector Posts First Negative Absorption in 15 Years

A surge in bankruptcies and corporate consolidations has pulled industrial net absorption into negative territory for the first time since the Great Recession. By the numbers: Newmark reports the sector shed 1.3M SF in Q2 2025—the first quarterly decline since 2009. For the first half of the year, net absorption totaled just 47.4M SF, down…

After a period of declining valuations, the small multifamily sector rebounded in late 2024, with increasing loan originations and strong occupancy rates suggesting market stabilization. Valuations Stabilizing Small multifamily property values saw an upward trend in the second half of 2024, despite a 2.1% year-over-year drop in Q4. However, the pace of decline has slowed,…