NAR Commercial Real Estate Metro Market Report | 2021.Q4
Core-Based Statistical Area Code: 16980
The Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI commercial real estate market is not as strong compared to the overall U.S. market.
NAR Commercial Real Estate Market Conditions Index* 12.0
Overall economic conditions are not as strong than nationally.
The apartment property market is not as strong than nationally.
The office property market is not as strong than nationally.
The industrial property market is not as strong than nationally.
The retail property market is not as strong than nationally.
The hotel/lodging property market is stronger than nationally.
I. Economic and Demographic
Economic 2021 Q4 (Nov) 2021 Q3 (Sept) 2020 Q4 (Dec) 2021 Q4 (Nov) 2021 Q3 (Sept) 2020 Q4 (Dec)
Total non-farm employment ('000) 4,572 4,502 4,385 150,098 147,650 143,602
Y/Y chg.in nonfarm payroll employment ('000) 162 115 (422) 5,977 5,704 (9,244)
Y/Y % chg. in nonfarm payroll employment 3.7% 2.6% -8.8% 4.1% 4.0% -6.0%
Unemployment rate (%) 5.6% 6.2% 8.5% 4.2% 4.7% 6.7%
Average weekly wages $1,151 $1,128 $1,084 $1,080 $1,073 $1,038
Wage growth, year-over-year 4.0% 7.1% 1.6% 4.8% 4.5% 6.7%
(data are as of last month of the quarter)
2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018
GDP growth (%) -5.4% 0.7% 2.6% -3.4% 2.3% 2.9%
2019 2018 2017 2019 2018 2017
Median household income $75,379 $70,760 $68,403 $87,470 $84,423 $81,284
Demographic 2020 2019 2018 2020 2019 2018
Net domestic migration ('000) (81.2) (73.8) (83.4) 0 0 0
Population ('000) 9,407 9,454 9,485 331,501 328,330 326,838
Population growth (%) -0.50% -0.33% -0.30% 0.97% 0.46% 0.53%
Demand indicators 2021 Q4 2021 Q3 2020 Q4 2021 Q4 2021 Q3 2020 Q4
Vacancy rate 5.6% 5.6% 7.8% 4.6% 4.6% 6.6%
Absorption of units over the quarter 1,721 4,471 712 78,063 189,629 94,740
Absorption of units in past 12 months 20,121 19,112 2,557 714,672 731,349 376,273
Absorption in past 12 months as % of inventory 4.1% 3.9% 0.5% 4.2% 4.3% 2.3%
Market asking rent per unit $1,537 $1,536 $1,419 $1,543 $1,532 $1,387
Market asking rent per unit, y/y % chg 8.3% 7.8% -1.9% 11.3% 10.6% 0.5%
Effective rent per unit $1,526 $1,524 $1,390 $1,534 $1,523 $1,367
Effective rent per unit, y/y % chg 9.8% 9.7% -2.7% 12.2% 11.6% -0.1%
Rent as a percent of 2-person annual wage income 15.3% 15.5% 14.8% 16.3% 16.3% 15.2%
Inventory 492,767 491,048 472,703 17,112,020 17,034,566 16,401,950
Net delivered units in past 12 months 9,033 8,052 9,135 369,993 387,542 434,591
Net delivered units, as % of inventory 1.8% 1.6% 1.9% 2.2% 2.3% 2.6%
Units under construction 10,356 10,289 14,603 681,402 692,701 687,551
Units under construction, as % of inventory 2.1% 2.1% 3.1% 4.0% 4.1% 4.2%
Ratio of jobs created to net delivered units 18.0 14.3 (46.2) 16.2 14.7 (21.3)
(as of latest available month of the quarter)
Total investment acquisitions (in million $) $1,641 $1,443 $952 $86,764 $63,211 $47,522 Sales transactions are not rising as fast than nationally
Transaction sales price per unit $198,489 $152,744 $130,693 $235,199 $231,697 $212,033 Prices are rising faster nationally
Market cap rate 5.8% 5.8% 5.8% 5.2% 5.2% 5.3%
Demand indicators 2021 Q4 2021 Q3 2020 Q4 2021 Q4 2021 Q3 2020 Q4
Vacancy rate 14.5% 14.4% 13.2% 12.2% 14.4% 13.2%
Absorption in sq.ft. over the quarter (397,860) (878,791) (1,543,203) 14,567,728 5,676,582 (34,912,824)
Absorption in sq.ft. over 12 months (5,096,172) (6,241,515) (3,075,270) (39,446,204) (88,926,760) (74,605,520)
Absorption in past 12 months as % of inventory -1.2% -1.4% -0.7% -0.5% -1.2% -1.0%
Market rent per sq.ft. $29.4 $29.4 $29.4 $34.4 $34.3 $34.3
Market rent growth, y/y % chg. 0.1% -0.2% -0.4% 0.1% -0.3% -1.5%
Y/Y chg.in professional/business services jobs ('000) 19.2 30.4 (55.2) 1,134 1,092 (870)
(as of latest available month of the quarter)
Inventory in sq. ft. 433,701,312 434,099,168 438,795,424 7,237,517,312 7,222,925,312 7,276,806,144
Net delivered over 12 months, in sq.ft. 1,945,311 3,882,347 3,422,300 59,502,409 57,367,205 45,533,641
Net delivered units, as % of inventory 0.4% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 0.6%
Under construction in sq.ft. 4,273,986 2,425,775 4,197,197 142,297,840 141,203,264 155,258,080
Under construction, as % of inventory 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% 2.0% 2.0% 2.1%
Total investment acquisitions (in million $) $563 $562 $900 $28,031 $29,974 $21,646 Sales transactions are not rising as fast than nationally
Transaction sale price per sq.ft. $175 $152 $227 $305 $306 $301 Prices are not rising as fast than nationally
Market cap rate 7.4% 7.4% 7.4% 7.0% 7.0% 7.0%
The area has lower absorption than nationally
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Population growth is slower than nationally
More jobs per delivered units than nationally
The area has a higher vacancy rate than nationally
Rents are rising faster than nationally
Area is experiencing net domestic out-migration
Job creation is weaker than nationally
Unemployment rate is higher than nationally
Wages are rising at a slower pace than nationally
Construction is weaker than nationally
Cap rates are higher than nationally
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
More delivered space relative to inventory than nationally
Construction activity is slower than nationally
Cap rates are higher than nationally
Stronger office job creation than nationally
The area has a higher vacancy rate than nationally
Renting is more affordable than nationally
The area has lower absorption than nationally
Rents are rising more slowly than nationally