San Jose Multifamily Report – December 2022
Following growing pains, Silicon Valley's deal volume finally rebounded.
San Jose rent evolution, click to enlarge
San Jose’s multifamily market kept a strong pace throughout the year, but signs of a slowdown are starting to appear. After a June peak of 2.0 percent rent growth on a trailing three-month basis through October was at 0.3 percent —just 10 basis points above the U.S. rate—to $3,124. Both quality segments kept a similar pace, while occupancy rates rose 100 basis points to pre-pandemic levels, at 96.0 percent.
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San Jose sales volume and number of properties sold, click to enlarge
Job expansion was stronger than in similar markets, with San Jose adding 51,800 positions over a 12-month period through August. The 5.4 percent growth rate was well above the national average, but it had started to slow down from its June peak at 5.8 percent. Professional and business services (up 14,200 jobs) and leisure and hospitality (up 14,000 jobs) led gains. More and more tech companies in the Bay Area are announcing layoffs and strategic restructurings, highlighting the impending recession. Thousands of jobs were expected to be cut by a handful of large technology companies. The impact of these cuts on the local multifamily market remains to be seen.
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Construction activity declined from last year, with developers bringing online 1,124 units as of October. This represented 0.8 percent of existing stock, 90 basis points below the national average. The metro had 8,908 units under construction and an additional 48,800 in the planning and permitting stages.
