Altus Group Limited, a leading provider of commercial real estate intelligence, has released its CRE Investment & Transactions Quarterly Report, covering U.S. transaction activity for Q1 2025.
In Q1 2025, the U.S. commercial real estate market recorded $69.3 billion in dollar value transacted*, compared to $89.2 billion in Q4 2024 and $85.5 billion in Q1 2024. The number of properties transacted was also down, though above the pandemic-era lows for all property types. On an aggregated national basis, transaction activity in Q1 2025 remained muted across the following key metrics:
| Key metric | Sequential change over Q4 2024 | Year-over-year change over Q1 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Count of properties transacted | -11.6% | -8.0% |
| Dollars transacted | -22.3% | -19.0% |
“Despite a generally subdued market, Q1 transaction activity showed areas of strength with prices edging higher and multifamily and office drawing more capital than a year earlier,” said Cole Perry, associate director of research at Altus Group. “Twelve of the fifteen property subsectors posted quarter-over-quarter increases in price per square foot, led by consumer-facing categories such as big box retail, limited-service hotels, and full-service hotels.”
Altus Group’s transaction data analysis stands out from other industry reports by covering a broader range of transaction activity and segmenting the data at a very granular level. This quarterly report offers a comprehensive overview of national commercial sale transactions across major property sectors, focusing on transaction volume, pricing, and pacing, with further insights by property subtype and at the metropolitan statistical area (MSA) level. While other reports tend to focus on large transactions, this report takes a more holistic view of the market capturing single-asset transactions exceeding $100,000 in sale value.
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