Commercial Real Estate Market in Palms, CA

Updated monthly: sale, lease, property records, location trend, and more… · Last update: October 31

4,721 active listings and 85,350 off-market properties in Palms, CA. Commercial property asks $407/SF to buy and $24.00/SF/Yr to lease.

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Lease vs Buy Breakeven

At $24.00/SF/Yr lease vs $407/SF buy → buying wins if held > 5.5 years.

At a 5.9% gross asking yield the payback reads short relative to leasing. Assumes 30% down at 6.5% fixed, 2% a year in taxes and upkeep, 3% appreciation, 5% opportunity cost, 2% closing plus 5% selling costs, and a 3% annual rent escalator.

Nearby Markets

Market Median Asking Price, $/SF Median Asking Rent, $/SF/Yr
Culver City $707 $35.40
Beverly Hills $594 $57.00
Marina del Rey $721 $46.20

Commercial property in Palms, CA asks $407/SF. The 3 bordering markets run from $594/SF in Beverly Hills to $721/SF in Marina del Rey, and the city sits below their $707/SF median.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median price per square foot for commercial property in Palms?
Commercial property in Palms, CA asks a median of $407 per square foot. The 5 most recent recorded sales traded at a median of $221/SF, so the asking price sits 84% above the achieved median. By property type, office carries the highest median asking price at $507/SF.
How much does it cost to lease commercial space in Palms?
The median asking lease rate in Palms, CA is $24.00 per square foot per year. Office asks $21.39/SF/Yr as of Q2 26, down from $37.76/SF/Yr in Q1 26.
Is it cheaper to lease or buy commercial space in Palms?
Buying beats leasing in Palms, CA if the property is held longer than 5.5 years, comparing $24.00/SF/Yr asking rent with $407/SF asking price. The model assumes 30% down at 6.5% fixed, 2% of value per year in taxes and upkeep, 3% appreciation, 5% opportunity cost on the cash and a 3% annual rent escalator.
How does Palms compare to nearby markets on price?
Palms, CA asks $407/SF, against $707/SF in Culver City, $594/SF in Beverly Hills and $721/SF in Marina del Rey.
Where does Realmo's Palms market data come from?
Realmo compiles Palms, CA figures from 7 recent recorded sales, 2,969 active sale listings, 1,752 active lease listings, 85,350 tracked off-market properties. Sale and lease figures refresh monthly; vacancy annually. Last updated 31 October 2026.
Methodology & data sources
Asking prices and medians
There are 2,969 active for-sale and 1,752 active for-lease listings in Palms, CA. The medians are based on 1,180 of the for-sale and 377 of the for-lease listings, those that state a price or rent per square foot. These are ASKING figures from live listings, not closed-transaction prices, and a figure resting on fewer than 10 listings says so where it is quoted.
Vacancy rates
Published per-sector market series, taken at the metro level where one exists and otherwise at the Census-region level — a chart reading "in <region> region" is a regional number, not this city's.
Refresh
The monthly aggregates close at the end of the previous month, so 31 October 2026 — not today — is the honest last update.
Known limitations
office vacancy is reported at West region level, retail vacancy is reported at West region level and industrial vacancy is reported at West region level.
Coverage
Metrics below the 10-observation threshold fall back one geographic level. The geography used is named on each figure.

Compiled by the Realmo Data team · reviewed 31 October 2026 · How Realmo checks market page data · Report a data issue