NAR’s CRE Demand Index Reveals Shifting Metro Momentum

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has debuted its Commercial Real Estate Demand Index, a tool measuring prospective demand across more than 300 US metros by aggregating employment and population trends. Unlike traditional vacancy or absorption metrics, the index weights growth in property-specific economic drivers, giving extra emphasis to surging industrial and multifamily demand since 2022. The aim, according to NAR, is to help industry professionals identify which local economies are set to generate real space requirements before those trends show up in leasing data or rents. Read on to learn more: Link

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