St. Louis Capital Markets Report 1Q26

St. Louis investment sales volume reached 2.4 billion dollars in the past four quarters, up 6.1 percent year-over-year, with industrial and multifamily assets accounting for 67.1 percent of activity. Capitalization rates increased 39 basis points to 7.6 percent, while multifamily rental rates hit a record high of 1,363 dollars per unit, though industrial vacancy surged 150 basis points to 6.0 percent.