Commercial Real Estate Prices in the US Fall for First Time Since 2011

  • Office, apartment building values drop, Moody’s Analytics says
  • Moody’s economist Zandi sees bigger price declines ahead

A "Commercial Real Estate" sign in the Financial District of San Francisco, California.

Photographer: Jason Henry/Bloomberg
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US commercial real estate prices fell in the first quarter for the first time in more than a decade, according to Moody’s Analytics, heightening the risk of more financial stress in the banking industry.

The less than 1% decline was led by drops in multifamily residences and office buildings, data culled by Moody’s from courthouse records of transactions showed.