At Radix, we’ve been keeping a close eye on both national and local performance data as the pandemic unfolds. As June arrives and the summer begins, I think we all wish to undo 2020 and start anew.
During the week ending on June 3, most of the major performance metrics were flat to slightly negative, according to our data.
Nationally, traffic was up on a week-over-week basis, and the metric has been making up for the ground it lost during the early stages of the pandemic. Leases were slightly down for the week, but now stand only 13.3% below versus the same time last year. If leasing pace continues to improve, we should be on par with last year in a few weeks. It will also be a strong sign of demand improvement from the low record hit during the first phase of the lockdowns.
While the national net effective rent dipped only by 0.4% WoW, the year-over-year gap has been increasing and now stands at -3.5%.
It is still too early to tell how much protests and riots have impacted traffic and leasing, but next week’s data should give us a better indication of the overall effect. This could be part of the explanation why markets that have opened and showed strong traffic and leases during the week ending on May 27 – such as Atlanta, Houston and Tampa – registered slight declines in this week’s data.
Here are some of the notable takeaways from the week ending on June 3:
- Nationally, traffic was up 3.8% when compared to the preceding week, while leases were down 5.2% The metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) with the biggest WoW traffic increase was Dallas (22.5%). The MSA with the largest WoW decline in leases was Los Angeles (-21.9%).
- The national occupancy rate stood at 92.83%. That represents a dip of 0.01% from the preceding week and a decrease of 1.69% when compared to the same time last year. The MSA with the largest WoW decrease was Miami (-0.47%).
- The national leased percentage rate was 94.59%. That’s a WoW decrease of 2 basis points and a YoY drop of 1.37%. The MSA with the biggest WoW decrease was San Antonio (-0.52%).
- The national net effective rent was $1,744. That’s down 0.4% from the preceding week and down 3.5% from the same time last year. Chicago experienced the largest WoW decrease (-3.5%).
