L.A. Investment Volume Trends Way Above Nation

George Entis is a capital market analyst at CBRE.

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles investment volume is trending way above the nation. According to research from CBRE, Los Angeles investment volume is up 8.7% for the first half of the year, compared with last year, while the national investment volume dropped by 17.2%. The boost marks Los Angeles as the nation’s highest investment market by volume, and it is one of only three markets, along with Denver and Boston, to see investment volume gains in the first half of the year.

“The Los Angeles economy is adding more jobs than almost any other region in the nation and investors are responding to healthy property fundamentals by placing more capital in the market,” George Entis, a capital markets analyst at CBRE, tells GlobeSt.com about what is driving investment volume here. “Meanwhile, economic weakness and uncertainty around the world has increased foreign appetite for less risky commercial assets, driving investors to safe havens for capital preservation, such as Los Angeles.”