Institutional investors have remained on the sidelines for most asset classes this year, including their erstwhile darling multifamily. But a new analysis by Institutional Property Advisors suggests they will return in force in the second half of 2023. That will largely be due to the long-expected end to interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, which should introduce some stability in rates as well as some much-needed price discovery. "Considerable dry powder has been accumulating and is primed to be deployed," according to IPA.
Of course, even just a little more activity will be welcome to the space. Based on preliminary estimates, transaction velocity in the $15 million-plus category during the first half of 2023 was down about 65 percent from the opening six months of last year, IPA says.
Compared to the first half average from 2010 to 2019, the number of trades was within 2%. Metros that posted the biggest number of $15-million-plus trades during the first six months of 2023 include locations coast to coast and in between in the Sun Belt. Those standing out were New York City, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and Los Angeles.
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