This document provides an overview of residential and commercial real estate trends in the Capital Region and nationally. For residential real estate, it summarizes data on housing sales, permits, affordability, inventory and prices. It also shows migration patterns to and from the Albany area. For commercial real estate, it provides data on industrial and office space inventory, vacancy rates and lease rates. Overall, it presents a picture of a strong but slowing residential market nationally and a tight industrial market regionally.
6. The mission of the Saratoga County
Prosperity Partnership shall be to
secure sustainable jobs and capital
investment by attracting new business
to the County and retaining existing
businesses by assisting them to grow.
Mission of the Saratoga Partnership
8. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis - 2017
Real Estate + the U.S. Gross Domestic Product
How does real estate
affect our economy?
• $19.3 T - U.S. GDP
• $ 2.9 T - Housing
investment + housing
services
Residential Investment + Housing Services
15% U.S.
GDP • 3-5% GDP - Residential investment
• 12-13% GDP - Consumption spend
• Includes gross rent + utilities
9. Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis – 2017 & US Census Bureau 2018
• $19.3 T - U.S. GDP
• $1.34 T - New
Construction
New Construction of Real Estate
7% U.S.
GDP
New Construction - Impact on GDP
“New home construction activities directly
affect as many as 122 Industries”
–NuWire Investments
• $551 B – Residential
• $760 B – Non-Residential
• $73 B – Office
• $90 B – Commercial
• $66 B – Manufacturing
10. Migration to Albany, NY
Boston 17.8%
Washington, DC 8.8%
Bay Area 2.7%
Los Angeles 2.7%
Migration Patterns
SOURCE – Redfin.com
11. Migration from Albany
Boston 13.7%
Washington, DC 7.2%
Miami 5.6%
Seattle 4.4%
Los Angeles 2.8%
Philadelphia 2.8%
Portland 2.8%
Charlotte 2.5%
Migration Patterns
SOURCE – Redfin.com
12. Residential Real Estate
• Existing Home Sales
• New Housing Permits
• Housing Affordability
• Days on Market
• Housing Price
• Inventory
13. 41%
13%
21%
25%
SOURCE: National Association of Realtors (Oct. 18)
1.4% Oct. ‘18
After 6 straight months of decreases
“Additional inventory will help contain
rapid home price growth and open up
the market to prospective homebuyers
who are being priced out.”
National Association of Realtors
Chief Economist Lawrence Yun
Existing Home Sales – National – By Region
14. 249
296
147 158
37
239 248
152 150
29
ALBANY SARATOGA RENNSELAER SCHENECTADY WASHINGTON
Oct. '17 Oct. '18
-5.1%
Capital Region - Number of Single-Family Sales
-4% -16.2% 3.4% -21.6%
SOURCE – GCAR
248
15. 754
911
987
1035 1069
997
1070 1062
1188
1247
1198
1236
1333
1461
1613
1682
1378
980
576
441 447 419
519
621 640
696
751
820
740
1991 1992 1993 1994 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 UP
TO
OCT
2018
Number of Housing Units (in thousands)
National Number of Single-Family Housing Units Permitted
(in thousands)
SOURCE – Census.Gov
22. National Housing Trends
• Slow Growth in new housing stock – driving
home prices up quickly
• Reduction in incentives for homeownership
• Uncertainty of mortgage rates
• High home prices
• A dearth of inventory
• New tax law
• Millennials priced out of real estate market
due to high education debt
• The median housing price has risen at a faster
rate than wages
SOURCE – Wall Street Journal
24. National - Total value of Commercial Property Sold
Every sector experienced
an increase in value
• Apartments 11.6%
• Industrial 6.5%
• Suburban office
6.0%
Saw the largest bumps in
Q2 year over year,
with prices up
Apartments Industrial Suburban office
11.6%
6.5% 6%
Q2 ’18
SOURCE – Bisnow.com
25. Total amount of Industrial Space available
SOURCE – Q3 2018 Industrial Market Outlook Colliers International
30. U.S. Annualized Rent Growth
Annualized growth rate
6.2%
Warehouse + Logistics
Rents inched up
$5.68 psf
“As top logistics markets continue to
operate at a sub–3.0 percent vacancy
rate, we expect continued competition
for quality space to add pressure on
rents through 2018.” JLL Research
SOURCE
31. National Inventory - Rent per square foot
SOURCE – JLL
$5.66 $5.67
$6.82
WAREHOUSE & DISTRIBUTION MANUFACTURING SPECIAL PURPOSE
39. SUMMARY
RESIDENTIAL:
• Saratoga County
Residential real estate market has seen
some slowing in permits, inventory, sales,
and affordability, but ever so slightly.
• We are still the preferred place to live in the
Capital region.
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL:
• Inventory seems large, but it is dated.
• With more inventory comes more
opportunities.
43. 0% 7%
60%
27%
7%
VERY WEAK WEAK STABLE STRONG VERY STRONG
What is your current assessment of the residential real estate market?
94%
Stable or
Better
15 Responses
44. 0% 0%
60%
40%
0%
VERY UNFAVORABLE UNFAVORABLE STATIC PROMISING VERY PROMISING
Expectation of the residential real estate market 6 months from now?
60%
Static
15 Responses
45. 0% 0%
87%
13% 0%
VERY WEAK WEAK STABLE STRONG VERY STRONG
Assessment of financing market for residential real estate sales?
87%
Stable
13%
Strong
15 Responses
46. 0% 7%
73%
20%
0%
VERY UNFAVORABLE UNFAVORABLE STATIC PROMISING VERY PROMISING
15 Responses
Expectation of the financing market for residential real estate sales
6 months from now?
73%
Static
20%
Promising
47. 0% 7%
60%
27%
VERY WEAK WEAK STABLE STRONG
Assessment of the current residential rental market?
87%
Stable to
Strong
15 Responses
48. 0% 0%
60%
40%
0%
VERY UNFAVORABLE UNFAVORABLE STATIC PROMISING VERY PROMISING
Expectation of the residential real estate rental market
6 months from now?
60%
Static
40%
Promising
15 Responses
49. OPINION – What would impact future market
performance.
“There is a lot of talk from buyers
about the interest rate hikes and the
impact it will have on their ability to
purchase the home they want."
“Younger people are
hindered by student loan
debt.”
“We are pricing our young people out
of our market. They can't afford to live
here. Also people in retail and food
services can't afford to live here. We
need more affordable homes and
apartments.”
“New businesses have a huge positive
impact on our markets. They need help,
both from taxes and regulations and with
mentoring to remain viable and continue to
flourish while they gain a footing in the
community."
“I think the rising mortgage
rates are hurting the market.”
50. 0% 0%
22%
56%
22%
VERY WEAK WEAK STABLE STRONG VERY STRONG
Current assessment of the commercial real estate market?
78%
Strong to
Very Strong
22%
Stable
9 Reponses
52. 0% 0%
44%
56%
0%
VERY WEAK WEAK STABLE STRONG VERY STRONG
Assessment of the current financing market for commercial real estate?
56%
Strong
44%
Stable
9 Reponses
53. 0%
22%
33%
44%
0%
VERY FAVORABLE UNFAVORABLE STATIC PROMISING VERY PROMISING
Expectation of the financing market for commercial real estate
6 months from now?
44%
Promising
33%
Stable
22%
Unstable
9 Reponses
54. 0%
11%
44%
22% 22%
VERY WEAK WEAK STABLE STRONG VERY STRONG
Assessment of the current commercial real estate leasing market?
88%
Stable to Very
Strong
9 Reponses
55. 0% 0%
44%
33%
22%
VERY UNFAVORABLE UNFAVORABLE STATIC PROMISING VERY PROMISING
Expectation of the commercial real estate leasing market
6 months from now?
55%
Promising
44%
Static
9 Reponses
57. OPINION – What would impact future market
performance.
“Biggest issues I see is the
permitting process and the lengthy
delays to get things approved.
Construction costs are increasing
which is helping the sales on existing
structures.”
“I believe we will see rising interest
rates leading to a slow down in
development"
“Labor market concerns.
Government actions are also
a concern, including property
taxes.”“I think we've reached peak or
near peak with an overabundance
of properties available.”
To start our presentation today we will begin with a look at RESIDENTIAL REAL Estate.
The growth of the residential housing market has always been the part of our economy that drives us out of a recession.
We all know the growth of our economy was slow coming out of the financial meltdown of 2008-2009. Let’s see how we have fared Nationally and then here in Saratoga County.
Let’s look at residential real estate and it s role in the National economy:
In 2017 the US GDP was 19.3 trillion Dollars
15% of GDP was attributable to. Residential housing. And investment services this amounted to 2,895,000,000,000 (
Residential Fixed Investment + Housing Services)---Housing's Contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Housing’s combined contribution to GDP generally averages 15-18%, and occurs in two basic ways:
Residential investment (averaging roughly 3-5% of GDP), which includes construction of new single-family and multifamily structures, residential remodeling, production of manufactured homes, and brokers’ fees.
Consumption spending on housing services (averaging roughly 12-13% of GDP), which includes gross rents and utilities paid by renters, as well as owners' imputed rents and utility payments.
SOURCE:
NAHB housing Contribution
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.CD?locations=US
GDP Stats from the Bureau of Economic Analysis https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/iTable.cfm?reqid=19&step=2#reqid=19&step=2&isuri=1&1921=survey
IN DROPBOX SEE “Housing-Contribution-gdp” for numbers… Residential Fixed Investment + Housing Services
In 2017, real estate construction of every type contributed $1.34 trillion to the nation's economic output.
That's 7 percent of U.S. gross domestic product.
And It's more than the 2006 peak of $1.19 trillion.
However at that time, real estate construction was 8.9 percent component of GDP.”
“New Home Construction activities directly affect as many as 122 Industries”
These include concrete, lumber, steel, plumbing and all the other components related to construction
SOURCE:
The Balance ( a .dash company)
James Schlett - CEG
Who is buying? We have all heard how millennials are not part of the consumer class
With housing prices high, why are people still buying homes?
TOP THREE REASONS
3 LOWEST REASONs
SOURCE: REALTOR.COM
Where are they coming from?
People are leaving from Silicon Valley to come to this area because of our Chip manufacturing and other technology jobs
Where are people going?
People are leaving from Silicon Valley to come to this area because of our Chip manufacturing and other technology jobs
Vice Versa…people are going to dc for government, snow birds are moving to Florida, people are moving Oregon to Intel
What are some impediments to people purchasing homes?
TOP THREE REASONS
3 LOWEST REASONs
SOURCE REALTOR.COM
There are many indicators that help paint a picture of the health of the housing market.
NATIONAL--- “Low inventory and high prices have slowed down the entire housing market, which is mostly made up of previously owned homes.”
Existing-home sales increased in October by 1.4% after six straight months of decreases, according to the National Association of Realtors”-
According to National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, “Additional inventory will help contain rapid home price growth and open up the market to prospective homebuyers who are consequently — and increasingly — being priced out,".
That creates a drag on the job market as well, since it makes it more difficult to pick up and move to a new city for better employment opportunities. Americans are already relocating far less than they used to.”
SOURCE: CNN Business: https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/28/news/economy/housing-market/index.html
https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/existing-home-sales
Let’s look at the Capital region and see how we fared.
The number of home sales decreased in all counties except Rensselaer. Saratoga County saw a -16.2% decrease in closed sales year over year as of October 2018
Across the entire Capital region this represents a 7.7% decrease. However the year is not over yet!
The decrease in home sales shows a slow-down in the housing market.
Source for Counties: GCAR
Nattionally The number of housing permits is decreasing from its peak in 2005, right before the meltdown.
With less houses being built, the inventory is decreasing. This keeps the price of homes high, but people can not afford those prices, so they are staying in the rental market.
This is due to tariffs on lumber and steel and immigration laws cause the price of construction to be higher.
Stocks of Construction companies are down. Lowes is not doing well, but Home Depot is. More people are choosing to renovate their houses than sell them, due to high mortgage rates and high home prices….people are staying put in their homes.
Source: https://www.census.gov/construction/bps/uspermits.html
The good news is that the number of single family construction permits since the financial crises has remained higher in Saratoga County than the rest of the Capital region and by substantial margins
Source: United States Census Bureau
Now let’s take a peek. At the issue of affordability:
The Housing Affordability Index measures whether or not a typical family earns enough income to qualify for a mortgage loan on a typical home at the national and regional levels based on the most recent price and income data.
The typical family is defined as one earning the median family income as reported by the U.S. Bureau of the Census.
To interpret the indices, a value of 100 means that a family with the median income has exactly enough income to qualify for a mortgage on a median-priced home. An index above 100 signifies that family earning the median income has more than enough income to qualify for a mortgage loan on a median-priced home, assuming a 20 percent down payment.
For example, a composite HAI of 141 means a family earning the median family income has 141% of the income necessary to qualify for a conventional loan covering 80 percent of a median-priced existing single-family home. An increase in the HAI, then, shows that this family is more able to afford the median priced home.
Source: National Association of Realtors
The Capital Region Affordability Index (167) is better than the National (141). The lower the number, the lower the affordability.
The ability for people in the Capital Region to afford a home is decreasing.
The increased price of homes is outpacing the increase in wages and income
Flat incomes, higher prices, higher mortgage rates.
Source: GCAR
Days on market dropped everywhere except Albany and Washington County.
Saratoga is lower than National average
SOURCE:
National - Realtor.com for October 2018 and October 2017
Regional and Saratoga come from GCAR – October 2018 reporthttps://gcar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/GCAR_NY_HSO_2018-Q3.pdf
National median house price has decreased
It has increased in Saratoga, Rensselaer. And Schenectady county
Source- National Numbers: US Census.govhttps://www.census.gov/construction/nrs/pdf/uspricemon.pdf
Source- County: GCAR
In 2018, total inventory rose monthly from January until it peaked in July but has declined each month from August through October.
The number of homes for sale is still near historically low levels and is down, year-over-year, compared to 2017. down in year-over-year comparisons.
The 70,704 homes for sale in October 2018 represent a decrease of 1.3 percent from October of 2017.
Rising interest rates are affecting affordability for some potential buyers. Helping mitigate the impact of higher interest rates is the strength of the overall economy including the national unemployment rate which continues to sit below 4.0 percent.
Source for Counties: GCAR
Source- NEW YORK STATE INFO: From https://www.nysar.com/industry-resources/market-data
The slow growth of new housing stock has driven up home prices quickly, especially in hot markets like San Francisco and Miami. (Other markets, like Detroit, still haven't regained the value lost during the Great Recession, according to data collected by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.)
Although the closely-watched Case-Shiller Index showed on Tuesday that home price growth slowed slightly in June, the 20-city composite measure topped its pre-recession high at the beginning of 2018
Millennials are especially priced out due to their enormous debt
What's eating the housing market, in the midst of what otherwise looks like upbeat growth? In part, it's a victim of the economy's success:
The Federal Reserve is seeking to keep inflation in check by raising interest rates, making mortgages more expensive.
The median housing price has risen at a faster rate than wages. People are being priced out of the market. ”fewer people are attending open houses. This shows that demand could be faltering and some potential buyers might be giving up, for now.”- Housing market is faltering and strong economy offers no cure”
“Though every sector experienced an increase in value, apartments, industrial and suburban office assets saw the largest bumps in Q2 year over year, with prices up 11.6%, 6.5% and 6%, respectively”
Source: https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/capital-markets/were-close-to-the-top-of-the-market-6-commercial-real-estate-capital-flows-trends-to-watch-for-93832
National
“The U.S. industrial market remains on a roll with robust activity, record development, and all-time high occupancy and rental rates. Industrial real estate demand continues to be driven by a strong domestic economy and the need to modernize and expand supply chains to keep up with growing e-commerce retail sales. Occupiers are leasing both regional big-box facilities as well as last mile distribution centers in core and emerging markets throughout the country.”-
“Robust demand dropped the overall vacancy rate to 4.9%, the first time the U.S. industrial market has posted a vacancy rate under 5%. Low vacancies are driving up asking rents which finished the third quarter at an all-time record $5.91 per square feet per year for warehouse/distribution space.”
SOURCE
Q3 2018 Industrial Market Outlook Colliers International
https://www2.colliers.com/en/Research/2018-Q3-US-Industrial-Market-Outlook-Report
https://www.nreionline.com/industrial/industrial-absorption-creeps
^^to learn about “absorption”
Vacancy rates are up with hotels leading the way.
Office and retail are also in double digits when it comes to vacancy nationally
But tis is after vacancy rates have been trending down since 2010
WHY IS IT STAGNANT?
Albany Inventory has remained the same, but vacancy space is declining
Saratoga and Schenectady County have about the same amount (s.f) of industrial inventory
Source: CBRE & James Schlett
The amount of vacant industrial space in Albany county has decreased significantly, while all the other counties have maintained the same amount of vacant space.
Why has Saratoga County seen an uptick in Vacancy Rate in Saratoga County?? >> Ask Sleasman
Source: CBRE & James Schlett
As noted previously, the vacancy rates heave been trending down over the past several years, with a slight uptake more recently. Nationally, with the increase in ologistics needs, increased construction of W/D product has let to slightly higher vacancy rate in this area, however absorption of this product is fast-paced as well.
“However an increase in overall vacancy rates, and rising construction coasts point to new construction continuing to be limited moving forward” CBRE H1 2018
SOURCE:CBRE
Nationally U.S. annualized Rent growth continues to trend upward
Rents continue to extend the upward trend.
Spurred by an increase in absorption of warehouse space, rents inched up further reaching $5.68 per square foot, with an annualized growth rate of 6.2 percent.
As top logistics markets continue to operate at a sub–3.0 percent vacancy rate, we expect continued competition for quality space to add pressure on rents through 2018.
SOURCE:
(https://www.us.jll.com/content/dam/jll-com/documents/pdf/research/americas/us/US-Industrial-Outlook-Q2-2018-JLL.PDF)
Th
Triple net – other costs above that, generally taxes, insurance and common area maintenance...
Saratoga County and Rensselaer County rental rates are the highest and essentially equal.
They are also in line with the national figures we saw on the previous slide
Overall rental rates have not increased by large percentage
Source: CBRE & James Schlett
SOURCE:CBRE James Schlett
SOURCE:CBRE
SOURCE:CBRE
“However an increase in overall vacancy rates, and rising construction costs point to new construction continuing to be limited moving forward” CBRE H1 2018
SOURCE:CBRE
SOURCE:CBRE
SOURCE:CBRE
That’s what we think, what does the industry think?
26 Responses
13 Commercial