Commercial & Investment Research

Commercial Real Estate Outlook

The Commercial Real Estate Outlook (CREO) is NAR's flagship commercial research publication. It is produced quarterly and includes the latest market information on five major commercial real estate sectors — industrial, office, multi-family, retail and hospitality real estate. The publication includes national and metropolitan data from the respected research firms of Torto Wheaton and Real Capital Analytics, along with in-depth analysis from NAR Research. The full report is available only to NAR members, and the summary report is open to all visitors.

News Release

February 19, 2009: Commercial Real Estate Continuing to Decline

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CREO Summary: First Quarter 2009

The economy has been in a prolonged recession impacting all sectors and markets. In spite of a major economic stimulus, the rescue of AIG, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and several large banks through significant capital injections during 2008, the economy closed the year severely impaired.

Full CREO Issue: First Quarter 2009

For NAR members only: This report includes details on individual markets, vacancy-rate tables and more.Full CREO Issue >(PDF: 179.81KB)

List of Markets Covered

The Commercial Real Estate Outlook includes statistics on 54 of the nation's largest markets.
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