Sacramento Multifamily Report – Spring 2019
Limited housing supply and growing demographics continue to put pressure on the metro’s apartment market. Rents rose by 4.6 percent year-over-year through March, well above the national average.
Sacramento rent evolution, click to enlarge
Sacramento’s multifamily market continued to benefit from the Bay Area’s exodus, while maintaining a limited apartment supply. The average rent in the metro rose 4.6 percent year-over-year through March to $1,474, outpacing the national rate by 140 basis points.
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Employment growth in California’s capital was robust: The expansion rate was 3.0 percent year-over-year as of February, well above the 1.7 percent national average. The metro added 27,800 jobs, with education and health services (7,500 jobs) leading growth. The accelerated activity in the sector will likely continue, supported by Centene’s new 43-acre campus in suburban Natomas, which is expected to hire about 5,000 employees. Leisure and hospitality added 6,200 jobs and is poised to expand further, considering the robust development underway that includes the six-story Fort Sutter Hotel, the overhaul of the former Marshall Hotel into a boutique Hyatt with 11 stories, as well as the $300 million expansion of the convention center.
Sacramento sales volume and number of properties sold, click to enlarge
Deliveries totaled 1,046 units in 2018, followed by the completion of two properties in the first quarter of 2019. Transaction activity marked a new cycle high, with more than $1.4 billion in assets trading in the metro in 2018, at an average per-unit price of $173,489. With only 1,000 units projected for delivery in 2019, we expect rents to rise 6.5 percent by year-end.
