PHILADELPHIA, PA—US commercial real estate markets can expect to see cap rate compression, rental rate growth, and declining vacancy in 2015, with the pressure coming from foreign capital fleeing political and economic turmoil abroad, says Arthur Pasquarella, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Equus Capital Partners, Ltd., one of the panelists featured at ALM's RealShare Philadelphia Conference February 10 at the historic Union League Club.
In comments provided exclusively to GlobeSt.com in advance of his appearance at the conference, Pasquarella says “As hard as it is to believe we may be poised to experience further cap rate compression in the US real estate markets. Steady, if not spectacular U.S. job growth is leading to declining vacancy rates in many markets across the country.”
Pasquarella says that “This is leading to an acceleration in rental rate growth and hence the expectation for increased real estate earnings,” and observes that foreign debt and equity may be the cause of cap rate compression.
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