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Fort Lauderdale's multifamily market experienced a slowdown in Q3 2025 with asking rent growth of just 0.1% following the unsustainable surge of 2021–22, driven by a large luxury supply wave that expanded vacancy to 7.6% and increased concessions, though rents remained over 25% above early-2021 levels and 34% above the U.S. average. The market recorded 8,760 units under construction (predominantly Class A luxury), annual sales of $1.8 billion with cap rates rising to 5.6%, and strong absorption averaging over 1,000 units per quarter since late 2023, while lower-rent submarkets posted some of the strongest annual rent gains as renters shifted toward more cost-effective areas.

Fort Lauderdale's retail market in Q3 2025 exhibits tight conditions with asking rents averaging $36 per SF, vacancy at 3.9%, and annual rent growth slowed to 1.1%, supported by strong tenant demand from fitness, grocery, and entertainment users despite minimal new supply of approximately 281,000 SF under construction. Retail investment sales reached $292 million over the past year driven by grocery-anchored and neighborhood centers, with the metro's economy remaining resilient supported by a median household income of $79,795, unemployment at 3.6%, and employment 5% above pre-pandemic levels.

Cushman & Wakefield's Q1 2026 MarketBeat report on Broward County's industrial market shows overall vacancy declined 10 basis points quarter-over-quarter to 5.4%, though it remains 120 basis points higher year-over-year due to 1.2 million square feet of 2025 deliveries of which over 90% remained unoccupied. Net absorption surpassed 137,000 square feet in Q1, the highest quarterly total in two years, while average asking rents rose 5.0% year-over-year to $17.67 per square foot, with new construction completions and expected pipeline deliveries projected to create upward vacancy pressure and rate volatility throughout 2026.

Broward County's office market vacancy rose to 16.2% in Q1 2026, the highest level since 2018, driven by large tenant vacancies in suburban submarkets particularly Weston and Sunrise, while the central business district remained stronger at 14.3% vacancy and recorded over 50% of total leasing volume despite overall asking rents averaging $42.68 per square foot. Net absorption declined to negative 88,032 square feet year-to-date, new leasing activity continued to slow to 231,000 square feet in Q1 marking the third consecutive quarter of decline, though downtown Class A asking rents reached $61.95 per square foot with one building surpassing $100 per square foot for the first time in the county's history.

This is a Q1 2026 industrial sector data report published by CBRE covering Broward County, with coverage areas including Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and national markets.

Broward County's retail market ended Q1 2026 with a 4.0% overall vacancy rate (up 30 basis points year-over-year) and an average asking rent of $35.47 per square foot (up 1.6% YOY), with nearly 100,000 square feet of new space delivered and over 690,000 square feet under construction. Leasing activity declined for a third consecutive quarter to 443,000 square feet, net occupancy fell by 94,000 square feet, and mall vacancy reached a market high of 6.5%, though investment sales rebounded strongly to $227 million in Q1 volume with cap rates ranging from 5.5% to 6.5%.

Cushman & Wakefield's Q1 2026 MarketBeat report on Broward County multifamily markets documents that Q1 deliveries totaled 1,515 units with units under construction falling to approximately 6,000—the lowest since 2020—while stabilized occupancy rose 20 basis points to 93.5%, net absorption reached 856 units, and overall effective rent stood at $2,423 per unit (down 0.9% year-over-year but up 1.3% quarterly). The report notes that demand outpaced supply in 2025 for the first time in three years with Central Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood/Dania Beach accounting for 57% of Q1 market gains, though nearly 3,400 additional units scheduled to deliver by year-end are expected to pressure occupancy rates entering 2027.