Investment Volume Off in 2017

Note: Data current through Nov. 30, 2017. Excludes development sites. Based on independent reports of properties and portfolios $2.5 million and greater. Data believed to be accurate but not guaranteed. Source: © Real Capital Analytics Inc., 2018.

Investment volume across the nation is on track to be down from 2016 levels, according to Real Capital Analytics data. While overall volume has been increasing every quarter this year, following a major drop from fourth-quarter 2016 to first-quarter 2017, it has still been been down in each quarter this year compared to the same quarter last year. Third-quarter 2017 volume totaled $117.6 billion, compared to $120.9 billion in third-quarter 2016. Fourth-quarter 2017 data through Nov. 30 suggests the same story, with volume at $66.9 billion. Fourth-quarter 2016 volume totaled $134.4 billion