San Jose Multifamily Report – Fall 2019
San Jose’s thriving tech sector is keeping Silicon Valley in the ranks of the country's fastest-growing regions.
San Jose rent evolution, click to enlarge
Even in the context of a job market stretched to full employment following a decade of massive growth, San Jose’s tech sector is pushing Silicon Valley to be among the country’s fastest-growing economies once again. This, in turn, is boosting rental demand in one of the least affordable U.S. multifamily markets, with rates up 2.6 percent year-over-year through August, to an average of nearly $3,000.
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Silicon Valley gained 27,400 jobs in the 12 months ending in June, a 2.5 percent increase, with information leading growth—9,000 new jobs for a 9.6 percent expansion, the metro’s strongest performance by far. And since some of Silicon Valley’s largest tech tenants are expanding, the sector is poised for further growth. With Google moving forward with its plans for a large campus near Diridon Station, where it could have as many as 20,000 employees once the project is complete, the city core is looking at continued expansion.
San Jose sales volume and number of properties sold, click to enlarge
Developers continue to focus on upscale units in core submarkets. With nearly 2,300 apartments delivered in the first eight months of the year and an additional 11,472 units underway as of August, Silicon Valley is slated for a prolonged development run. And since high-paying job gains continue to boost upscale demand, we expect the average rent in the metro to rise 4.8 percent this year.
