Recovery in Full Swing Along the Wasatch Front
The Wasatch Front’s long track record of strong population growth, low unemployment and economic health, coupled with the Silicon Slopes’ booming tech sector, have all contributed to Salt Lake City multifamily market’s quick rebound. Following the upheaval last year, rents temporarily slowed rates down, but they are once again on an upward trajectory. On a trailing three-month basis through August, rents in Salt Lake City grew by 1.5%, to $1,384, while U.S. rates improved by 1.7% to an average of $1,526.
As of June, unemployment stood at 3.2%, well below the 5.9% U.S. rate. All sectors expanded, with Salt Lake City’s largest sector—trade, transportation and utilities—recovering the most jobs (20,900) year-over-year. The Utah Department of Transportation is working on several large infrastructure projects, including the $489 million conversion of a section of U.S. Route 89 in Davis County into a freeway. In addition, mirroring nationwide trends, industrial real estate had a record year. One notable lease transaction was Henkel’s contract for 832,096 square feet at the under-construction ARA Building D.
Following last year’s elevated stock expansion and investment volume, activity across the metro shifted down a gear. Through August, only 1,829 units had come online, and multifamily sales were at $207 million. However, with high in-migration supporting demand, Yardi Matrix expects rents to grow by 14.2% in 2021.
Read the full Matrix Multifamily Salt Lake City Report-Fall 2021
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