Volume

Of the total $562 billion of commercial real estate trades last year, 30 percent were portfolio- and entity-level deals―the most transacted since 2007.

Single-tenant retail sales volume versus average cap rates, updated quarterly.

During the third quarter of 2018, single-tenant deals were down 11 percent, reflecting a considerable drop in store-related transactions, a small reduction in office deals and an increase in industrial deals.

Average cap rates continued to fall, ending the quarter at 6.5 percent—a 4 basis-point drop from mid-year, and 9 basis points down from this time last year.

Commercial real estate volume and percent change based on properties and portfolios of $2.5 million and greater, updated quarterly.

Sizeable portfolio buys and M&A activity pushed overall transaction volume to a remarkable $29.8 billion in the third quarter, according to Real Capital Analytics.

The sector saw average cap rates increase quarter-to-quarter for the first time in two years, rising 17 basis points to 6.3 percent.

Real Capital Analytics data shows that transaction volume in the third quarter jumped almost 25 percent to $143.5 billion over the previous quarter.

In the second quarter of 2018, the sector experienced the most investment growth of the major single-tenant categories, according to Real Capital Analytics data.

Investment volume in the second quarter of 2018 rose to $114.2 billion, a 9.1 percent improvement over the previous quarter, according to Real Capital Analytics data.

The sector has attracted the strongest investment activity of the major net-lease categories this year, with more than $26.5 billion in trades during the first half, according to Real Capital Analytics data.

Among the REIT property sectors, the specialty sector raised the greatest amount of capital year-to-date as of July 31, with communications REITs accounting for more than half of this volume, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence data.