Abilene Market Overview: Key Metrics
The Abilene commercial real estate market in 2026 reflects a market shaped by Dyess Air Force Base, Hendrick Health System, ACU, Taylor County, Hendrick Medical Center. Here are the key metrics investors and borrowers should know:
- Multifamily Vacancy: 6.5% — near the national average with healthy absorption
- Industrial Vacancy: 7.5% — normalizing as speculative development is absorbed
- Office Vacancy: 14.0%
- Retail Vacancy: 8.5%
- Rent Growth: 4.2% year-over-year
- Job Growth: 1.4% — tracking near the national average
- Population Growth: 0.8% annually
- Median Asking Rent: $950
Multifamily Outlook in Abilene
Industrial & Logistics Market
Office & Retail Dynamics
Financing Landscape in Abilene
For borrowers in the Abilene area, current commercial mortgage rates range from 6.25% for agency multifamily to higher rates for transitional and value-add projects. Key factors that influence your rate include property type, leverage, sponsor experience, and asset location within the metro.
Top Submarkets to Watch
The Abilene metro features several distinct submarkets that present unique investment opportunities:
- Downtown Abilene
- North Abilene
- South Abilene
- Clyde
- Cisco
- Brownwood
- San Angelo
- Sweetwater
- Stamford
- Anson
- Breckenridge
- Eastland
Each of these submarkets has distinct characteristics in terms of tenant demand, development activity, and pricing. The top investment corridors in Abilene include Abilene Downtown, South Abilene, Wylie, North Abilene, Buffalo Gap Road Corridor.
Investment Outlook: Abilene 2026
CLS CRE in Abilene
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Trevor Damyan is a commercial mortgage broker at Commercial Lending Solutions with a background in structured finance at CBRE and Marcus and Millichap Capital Corporation. He specializes in bridge loans, construction financing, SBA programs, DSCR loans, and complex capital structures for investors and developers across all 50 states.
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