We are certain that we finished 2025 strong, exceeding our original guidance for Core FFO by $0.13 a share. As we reported last night, Camden's same-property revenue growth for 2025 came in at 76 basis points, which represents a 1 basis point beat to the midpoint of our most recent guidance. Regarding 2026 job growth, I'll echo Ric's comments that uncertainty is still a key theme in the markets this year. The midpoint of our 2026 same property revenue guidance range is 75 basis points.
Basically, the same that we achieved last year, with half of our markets falling between 1% and 2% revenue growth, and most others flat to up 1%. The two outliers with slight revenue declines will likely be Austin, due to continued supply pressure, and Denver, due to recent regulatory changes affecting income from utility rebilling. We currently grade our overall portfolio as a B, with a stable but improving outlook. Our first three markets are rated either A- or B+, and should achieve revenue growth in the 1%-2% range this year.
Metro clearly outperformed our expectations with 3.5% revenue growth in 2025 and heads into 2026 well-positioned with 96% occupancy. Houston is next with a B+ rating and a stable outlook, the same grade as last year. Our Southern California markets earn a B+ grade with a moderating outlook for 2026. Metro, Southern California outperformed our original expectations, posting mid 3% revenue growth in 2025, in large part due to declining levels of bad debt.