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CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) released new data showing the office yield gap narrowing between London and major UK regional markets. London’s transaction-based office yield rose to 6.5% in Q1 2026, while regional office yields declined to 10.3%, reducing but not eliminating a historically wide spread.
Central London office yields rose to 5.7%, and Big Six office yields compressed to 8.8%, narrowing their yield spread to 310 basis points. Retail yields held at 7.1%, and industrial yields compressed to 6.9%, pausing prior increases.
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP), via its Homes.com marketplace, released April data on the most expensive publicly marketed home sales in major U.S. metros. Miami led with a $47 million Coral Gables waterfront estate, followed by Los Angeles at $41.3 million and Phoenix at $32.5 million.
The roundup shows five markets with sales above $20 million, highlighting demand for ultra-luxury, water-view properties. Homes.com also reports an audience of 108 million average monthly unique visitors in 2025 and organic traffic growth above 100% year-over-year each month in Q1 2026.
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) reported that Glasgow city centre office take-up reached 230,000 sq. ft. in Q1 2026, the highest quarterly level since 2021. Take-up rose 85% quarter-on-quarter and 34% year-on-year, with stable rolling annual demand near 600,000 sq. ft.
Three lettings above 20,000 sq. ft. lifted average deal size to 6,000 sq. ft., while vacancy remained elevated at 12.4% across Glasgow and 15.8% in the city centre.
Homes.com, a CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) brand, reported that the April 2026 national median home sale price was $390,000, up 1.7% year-over-year. Active listings rose 6.3% and sales increased 0.6%, while local markets diverged sharply in price, sales, and inventory trends.
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) reported that U.K. GDP grew 0.6% in Q1 2026, compared with 0.1% in Q4 2025. March output rose 0.3%, led by broad services gains.
Construction grew 0.4%, production 0.2%, while travel agency and tour operator activity fell 6.4%. CoStar’s sites reached over 131 million average monthly unique visitors in Q1 2026.
Apartments.com, a CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) brand, launched the quarterly RentPulse Index to track renter financial and behavioral health across the U.S.
Q1 2026 data show a sharply divided market: national rent-to-income is 23.3%, but New York renters face a 69.3% ratio versus 16.5% in Colorado Springs. About 41.2% of multifamily properties now offer concessions, up 9.9 percentage points, with a national concession rate of 2.0%.
Coastal and Northeastern markets, including San Francisco (+8.2% YoY to $3,351 for a one-bedroom), Rhode Island and Hampton Roads, see rent growth, while Texas (−2.1% YoY), Florida (−1.6%) and many Sun Belt cities experience declining rents amid elevated supply.
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) reports that Big Six UK city office investment volumes hit their highest first-quarter level since 2018. Investors spent £485 million across Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds and Manchester, slightly above the five-year average.
Manchester led with volumes above £120 million, followed by Edinburgh (£113m) and Bristol (£88m). A 200,000-square-foot asset sold for about £114 million at a 6.85% net initial yield. CoStar Group’s sites drew over 131 million average monthly unique visitors in Q1 2026.
Apartments.com and CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) report a major pullback in U.S. multifamily construction in Q1 2026. Apartment starts fell to about 55,000 units, 73% below the early‑2022 peak and the lowest since 2011.
The construction pipeline shrank to roughly 579,000 units, over 50% below its early‑2023 peak. Annual deliveries are down about 26% over the past four quarters. Mountain and South regions have the highest exposure, while Miami and Charlotte each have more than 6% of stock under construction.
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) and Apartments.com revised U.S. multifamily forecasts on May 7, 2026. National vacancy is now expected to reach 8.8% by end-2026 and ease to 8.4% by end-2027. Apartment rent growth is projected at 0.2% Q1 2026, 0.5% Q2 2026, and 0.5% Q4 2026.
The agencies cite softer employment assumptions, excess inventory from the prior two years, and downside risks from energy price shocks and tariff-related labor impacts.
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) reports that office investment led UK commercial property activity in Q1 2026, reaching £2.9 billion and representing 30% of total volumes. Total UK commercial property investment was £9.7 billion in Q1 2026.
Industrial investment fell to £1.8 billion (its weakest quarterly out-turn in nearly six years), retail was £1.2 billion (half the prior quarter and 60% below the five‑year quarterly average), and hotel investment totalled £1.2 billion amid near‑term headwinds. CoStar websites averaged over 131 million monthly unique visitors in Q1 2026.