Deal volume for the industrial and multifamily sectors may be performing well as the pandemic begins to resolve, but investment activity remains well below pre-COVID levels for all other asset classes.

A new analysis from Real Capital Analytics reveals that potential buyers are still wary about the pace of the economic recovery, and owners are "generally hesitant to sell at prices that would provide enough of a discount to address the buyer caution."

"Until one of these groups blinks, deal volume is likely to remain muted," RCA's Jim Costello notes.

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