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Q1 Office Sales Hit $10.1B, Marking Strong Start to 2025

Office sales surged in Q1 2025, with transaction volume and average pricing both climbing sharply compared to last year.
Office sales surged in Q1 2025, with transaction volume and average pricing both climbing sharply compared to last year.
  • Q1 2025 office sales hit $10.1B, up 48.5% year-over-year, with 61.6M square feet traded.
  • Average price rose to $181.46/SF, a 13.7% increase from Q4 2024.
  • Early Q2 deals average $536.74/SF, signaling strong investor demand despite sector challenges.
Key Takeaways

Office Investment Gaining Ground

CommercialEdge’s latest data shows renewed strength in the office investment market, with Q1 2025 closing on $10.1B in sales across 486 transactions and 61.6M SF of office space, per Commercial Search.

This represents a substantial rebound from Q1 2024, which recorded $6.8B in sales.

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While the number of deals remained nearly identical to the previous year (485 vs. 486), the higher transaction value and square footage suggest a broader market rebound driven by investor confidence and better-aligned valuations.

This year shows a promising start, with $10.1 billion in office sales at the end of the first quarter

Pricing on the Rise

The average sale price PSF in Q1 2025 rose to $181.46, reflecting a 13.7% jump from the $159.56 recorded at the end of Q4 2024. For context, office assets in all of 2024 traded at an average of $179.91 PSF, with 2,382 transactions totaling $43B.

So far in Q2, pricing momentum appears to be accelerating further. CommercialEdge recorded nine transactions totaling 1M SF, with an average price of $536.74 PSF—a sharp increase from $158.78 PSF in Q2 2024.

A Promising Start to 2025

While the office sector continues to grapple with hybrid work shifts and evolving space demand, early 2025 performance signals renewed investor appetite, particularly for high-quality or well-located assets.

If current trends continue, the office sector could be on track to outperform 2024 totals, offering signs of recalibration and growth in a market still finding its post-pandemic footing.

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