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The most at-risk states are spread across the U.S. West, with cities like Austin and Spokane, Washington, also at risk.
Savills' analysis of industrial market conditions and trends in Austin for the second quarter of 2026.
AUSTIN – (By Dale King, Realty News Report) – A nationwide shortage of starter homes that peaked in 2022 is beginning to improve, says a newly released Realtor.com report. But the recovery is spotty and distributed unevenly across the U.S. The unequal distribution is the report’s starkest discovery. Starter home...…
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Delinquencies remain modest, but Austin has the highest multifamily watchlist rate among the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Austin’s multifamily challenges are not yet showing up primarily as missed payments. They are appearing one step earlier in surveillance. As of mid-July 2026, the…
An earlier post described how the top ten builders in the country accounted for 43.6% of new single-family closings in 2025. BUILDER magazine has now released additional data on the top ten builders within each of the 50 largest new home markets in the U.S., ranked by single-family permits. It is important to note…
Developers are betting big on branded luxury condos in Texas, with eight new luxury projects under construction across Austin, Dallas and Houston. While branded residences have long been a hot commodity for high-end buyers in places like New York and Miami, Texas has lagged for both cultural and structural reasons.…
Summary and analysis of Austin’s current economic and industrial real estate market conditions.
Summary and analysis of Austin’s current economic and office real estate market conditions.
Central Texas industrial market shifting toward specialized manufacturing and aerospace demand, with I-35/SH-130 corridor driving 6,000+ acres of development and 50 million square feet in transactions since 2021.
Analysis of how Austin's multifamily development patterns have shifted since 2020, reflecting changing renter preferences across neighborhoods.
The gap between single-family rents and multifamily rents has widened massively. A look at 14 big markets.
Austin’s Office Market Ranked Second for Development Steven Sharp Thu, 04/17/2025 - 08:00 Office development in Austin retained strong momentum at the beginning of this year, which highlighted the metro’s resilience. The market ranked second nationwide in terms of new office space underway, behind Boston,…
This is a market report published by nmrk.com covering multifamily sector updates for the Central Texas markets of Austin and San Antonio.
Austin apartment inventory surged 33% from 2020 to 2025, keeping vacancy elevated (around 7% in some northern suburbs late in 2025) as the market repositions for more sustainable growth.
Market report tracking Austin office rental rates, vacancy trends, and quarterly performance metrics.
Q1 2026 industrial market analysis for Austin showing rental rate growth to $46.27/SF and vacancy rate compression to 22.3%.
Avison Young examines Q1 2026 U.S. data center absorption, vacancy, and pre-leasing trends, with analysis of leading markets and capacity constraints driven by AI demand.
And 28 were down from their peaks in prior years, led by Austin -27% and Oakland -25%.
First-quarter 2026 multifamily market snapshot for the San Antonio region covering performance metrics, trends, and occupancy data.
A market snapshot of multifamily conditions and trends in Austin for the first quarter of 2026.
While Texas’ biggest metros cool, several smaller cities are accelerating growth. Discover which outlier markets are bucking statewide trends and what their momentum could mean for Texas real estate. The post Texas’ Growth Outliers appeared first on Texas Real Estate Research Center .
Texas metros saw foreign-born population shares rise from 2019 to 2024, rebounding after pandemic migration pauses. Growth concentrated in large metros and select smaller areas, driven by economic opportunities and resumed international mobility. The post What’s Shaping Texas’ International Migration Trends?…
With a rapidly growing population, robust real estate market, pristine parks, and a collection of globally recognized tech companies, Bastrop is booming. The post Tech’s Biggest Names Find a Home in Bastrop appeared first on Texas Real Estate Research Center .
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Savills publishes a quarterly office market analysis for Austin covering second quarter 2026 performance, occupancy, and leasing trends.
For the past two years, the multifamily market in the Sunbelt states has struggled with record unit deliveries, rising interest rates and softening rent growth. While those factors remain in play, many investors are starting to see opportunities amid supply overhang and sluggish rent growth. Rather than avoiding…
Colliers' analysis of Nashville office market conditions and trends for mid-2026.
CBRE research examining how demographic expansion in Sun Belt markets is creating increased occupancy and investment opportunities for outpatient healthcare properties.
Quarterly industrial real estate market analysis for the Austin, Texas metropolitan area.
Market analysis of multifamily rental conditions and trends in the Austin metropolitan area.
Austin's industrial market vacancy rate increased to 15.7% in Q1 2026 from 14.8% in the prior quarter, exceeding the historic high of 15.3% from Q3 2003, driven by 1.9 million square feet of deliveries with 82% vacant and net absorption declining 75.2% quarterly to 122,998 square feet. Average asking rental rates rose slightly to $14.43 per square foot, the construction pipeline increased 5.2% to 13.2 million square feet, and leasing activity increased 8.2% quarter-over-quarter despite year-over-year declines of 16.5%.
Austin's multifamily market in Q1 2026 experienced negative rent growth of 4.7% with asking rents averaging $1,500 per unit and a 13.5% vacancy rate, reflecting oversupply from 14,600 units under construction. Despite soft fundamentals, the market absorbed 3,800 units during the quarter, exceeding the 2,000 units delivered, though a large construction pipeline is expected to sustain competitive pressure and limit near-term rent recovery.
Austin's retail market experienced slowed activity in Q1 2026, with net absorption declining 92.3% to 26,230 square feet while vacancy rose 20 basis points to 3.6%, and leasing activity decreased 9.2% to 502,376 square feet. The construction pipeline grew 5.2% quarterly to 2.8 million square feet with deliveries down 60.7%, average asking rental rates marginally declined 0.3% to $26.40 per square foot, and investment sales volume totaled $144 million over the past 12 months at an average price of $288 per square foot.
The Austin industrial market in Q1 2026 reached a 14.5% vacancy rate—a more than 20-year high—driven by over 15 million square feet of new supply outpacing demand, with asking rents declining 1.1% year-over-year to $14.17 per square foot and leasing activity slowing amid economic uncertainty. Absorption totaled roughly 678,000 square feet, while development concentrated in suburban submarkets like Round Rock and Southeast Austin, with institutional capital showing renewed interest despite downward pricing pressure on both stabilized and lease-up risk properties.
Austin's office market recorded 1.1 million square feet of positive net absorption in Q1 2026, driven primarily by SB Energy's purchase of the 1.2 million square foot former 3M Class A campus on River Place Blvd., with the overall vacancy rate declining 130 basis points to 23.3% and full-service average rent at $45.02 per square foot. The construction pipeline contracted 30.7% over the quarter with no deliveries added, while quarterly leasing velocity decreased 2.4% from the prior quarter to 1.4 million square feet, and investment sales volume totaled $230 million over the preceding 12 months at an average capitalization rate of 6.5%.
Cushman & Wakefield's Austin Industrial MarketBeat for Q1 2026 reports that Austin's industrial market recorded a 22.9% vacancy rate with positive net absorption of 159,000 square feet year-to-date, while average asking rents stood at $11.81 per square foot, reflecting resilience in the warehouse/distribution segment despite elevated overall availability. Austin's economy showed strength with 1.4 million employed and an unemployment rate of 3.5%, though industrial inventory expanded to 101.9 million square feet following 1.2 million square feet of new deliveries, and quarterly leasing activity increased 35.3% year-over-year to 2.3 million square feet driven partly by big-box transactions.
This is a data and figures report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, covering the industrial sector in Austin, Texas during the first quarter of 2026.
This is a Q1 2026 office sector data report published by CBRE covering the Austin market. The report presents figures and market metrics for the office sector in Austin, Texas.
This is a market report published by Northmarq in June 2025 examining the multifamily sector in Austin, Texas, with a focus on the relationship between renter demand and new unit deliveries during the first half of the year.
This is a quarterly market report on the Austin office sector published by Colliers in March 2026, covering Q1 2026 performance.
This is a market report published by Colliers on December 31, 2025, covering the multifamily sector in Austin, Texas. The report presents data and analysis for the fourth quarter of 2025.
This is a quarterly market report published by Colliers on December 31, 2024, covering the multifamily sector in Austin, Texas. The report provides market analysis and data for the fourth quarter of 2024.
This is a first-quarter 2026 market report published by Colliers covering the multifamily sector in Austin, Texas.
Yardi Matrix BTR data: SFR-BTR rents slid to $2,185 in November (-0.5% YoY); Midwest metros (Twin Cities, Chicago) up while Sun Belt (Austin -3.9%) declined.
Regional affordable housing report covering Dallas, Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso markets.
Redfin reported there are 46.9 percent more home sellers than buyers in the U.S. housing market, signaling buyers hold the power. In May 2026, 35 of the 50 most populous U.S. metros were buyer's markets, led by Sun Belt locations.
The July 2025 VTS Office Demand Index reports a sharp divergence in second quarter office demand across major US markets, with some experiencing strong gains and others a steep deceleration.
Fannie Mae's annual multifamily outlook anticipates conditions improving in most markets through 2025, while flagging negative rent growth in high-supply metros such as Austin, Phoenix, San Antonio and Raleigh.