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New York City multifamily sales totaled $2.46 billion across 298 transactions in the second quarter of 2026, representing a 25% year-over-year increase in dollar volume but 4% decline in transaction volume compared to Q2 2025, Ariel Property Advisors reported. The number of properties traded was down 11% Y-O-Y to…

After heavy supply growth in 2022-2023, Buffalo's self-storage market is stabilizing. Slowing deliveries and strong fundamentals point to continued rate gains. The post Buffalo Self-Storage Market Poised for Rate Growth as Supply Slowdown Meets Steady Demand appeared first on Radius+ .
This is a market report published by Commercial Observer in July 2026 covering retail sector vacancy conditions in South Florida, indicating sub-5% vacancy rates. The report includes capital markets analysis and carries both national and Florida geographic classifications.
This is a market report published by Commercial Observer in July 2026 examining the hotel sector in New York City and its recovery trajectory relative to pre-pandemic performance levels. The report addresses capital markets and hospitality sector dynamics in New York.

Morgantown, WV, Syracuse, NY and Tuscaloosa, AL, lead U.S. college towns in home-price growth, all posting double-digit year-over-year climbs. The most expensive college towns—Santa Barbara, CA, Boca Raton, FL and Flagstaff, AZ—are seeing home prices fall. The least expensive college towns—Dayton, OH, Syracuse, NY…

By Jack Stone, managing director, Greysteel In the last week of June, two things happened in the American multifamily market that belong side by side: New York froze rents, and the Dallas Fed confirmed that Texas is drowning in apartments. One of those scenarios involves a market correcting itself. The other is a…

New York State remains one of the nation’s largest economic engines, but growth increasingly is concentrated downstate and in a few upstate urbanized employment centers, the Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) reported Monday. Outside the opportunity corridor, encompassing the New York City metro area and the Capital…

It’s not just New York and California — the office market is getting healthier across the country.

The 46th edition of ULI's annual report examines shifting market dynamics, preferred investment locations, and sector opportunities shaping real estate across North America.

The Manhattan office market’s Q2 2026 availability rate was 13.0%, the lowest since October 2020, and was well below its peak of 18.2% in February 2024.1 In typical market conditions, an availability rate above 10.0%, or equilibrium, points to a tenant-favored market. However, current market conditions indicate…

West Palm Beach, FL, where the typical luxury home costs 8.9 times more than the typical non luxury home, has the nation’s biggest luxury home price premium. Next comes Miami, with a median luxury-to-non luxury home price ratio of 8.8, and New York City, where the typical luxury home costs 5.5 times the typical non…

JLL analysis of office market conditions and trends in Los Angeles.

Analysis of the Newark Airport hotel submarket's recovery trajectory following pandemic-related disruptions, examining supply changes and passenger rebound impacts.

Analysis of how New York City's proposed property tax increase reflects broader municipal budget pressures affecting major U.S. cities' commercial real estate sectors.

Avison Young reports on shifting lease size dynamics in the Downtown Boston office market.

Analysis of office market recovery trends across different regions of the United States.

Oxford Economics examines the relationship between macroeconomic conditions and real estate investment performance across major U.S. metropolitan areas.

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. house hunters looked to relocate to a different metro area in the first quarter, up slightly from a year earlier. Florida, Las Vegas and Phoenix are the most popular destinations, with many movers chasing affordability and sunshine. New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and other expensive metros top…

Oxford Economics analyzes the economic impact of World Cup hosting on US cities, focusing on leisure and hospitality sector gains.

Avison Young examines slowing industrial market performance in New Jersey during the opening quarter, tracking activity trends across the state's logistics and distribution sector.

Analysis of leasing trends in New Jersey's industrial sector, with focus on the shift toward smaller-sized lease transactions.

Newmark's third-quarter 2024 report covering capital markets activity and investment trends across major U.S. real estate sectors.
Analysis of multifamily rental market conditions and trends in Manhattan.

Newmark analysis examining retail transformation and evolution across major shopping districts in three global cities.

The New York (NYC) metro medical office market (MOB), which saw its occupancy rate fall as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, is now on the rebound. NYC’s MOB market, prior to the pandemic was extremely tight and hovered around 94%. The post The New York Metro MOB Market is on the Upswing! appeared first on…

Home prices rose 0.3% month over month on a seasonally adjusted basis. Prices rose 2.5% on a year-over-year basis–the fastest growth rate in six months. On a local level, prices rose in 29 major metros month over month, with the biggest increases in Cleveland, Providence and New York. This is based on the Redfin…

More than half of homes are selling above asking price in Newark, San Francisco, San Jose and Nassau County, making them the most competitive markets in the nation. The AI boom is leading to bidding wars in the Bay Area, and in the Northeast, many metros are seller’s markets. The least competitive markets are in…

New Jersey's industrial market in Q4 2025 achieved 28.8 million square feet of new leasing activity—the third-highest annual total on record—with the Turnpike Corridor accounting for 70.5% of year-to-date activity, though the vacancy rate rose to 8.9% due to 4.4 million square feet of new deliveries and 2.2 million square feet of negative net absorption in the fourth quarter. The Port of New York and New Jersey recorded a 2.9% year-over-year increase in container volume through November, while overall asking rent declined 4.8% year-over-year to $16.60 per square foot, with Class A warehouse and distribution properties showing stronger resilience than non-Class A assets.

Northern New Jersey's office market recorded 1.9 million square feet of leasing activity in the first quarter of 2026, slightly below the two-year quarterly average of 2.1 million square feet, while the overall availability rate decreased 20 basis points to 22.7% driven by 240,846 square feet of positive net absorption. Key findings include sublease availability declining to 5.9 million square feet—the lowest level in six years—Class A office leasing accounting for more than 72.3% of overall activity, and overall asking rents averaging $32.12 per square foot with a 0.38% year-over-year increase, with Class A pricing at $35.29 per square foot representing a 9.3% premium.

Cushman & Wakefield's Q1 2026 New Jersey office market report documents overall vacancy at 21.8% (50 basis points below year-ago levels), asking rents at $32.43 per square foot, and 371,986 square feet of negative absorption during the quarter, with Class A properties commanding an 11.5% premium and accounting for 59.7% of leasing volume. The state's labor market remained stable at 4.6 million jobs with education and health services posting 3.5% year-over-year growth, while Northern New Jersey vacancy declined 140 basis points year-over-year to 21.3% and Central New Jersey vacancy rose 80 basis points year-over-year to 22.5%, with demand concentrated in well-located, transit-accessible high-quality office buildings reflecting an ongoing flight-to-quality trend.

This is a data figures report published by CBRE on December 31, 2025, covering the office sector in New Jersey and related markets including Northern New Jersey, Philadelphia, New York, and national comparisons for the fourth quarter of 2025.

This is a data and figures report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting office market metrics for downtown Boston in the first quarter of 2026.

This is a quarterly market report on the Manhattan office sector published by Colliers on March 31, 2026, covering the first quarter of 2026.

This is a first-quarter 2026 data report published by CBRE presenting office market figures for Manhattan's Midtown submarket in New York.

Manhattan's office market in Q1 2026 experienced historic leasing momentum with total new leasing reaching 9.5 million square feet (the highest quarterly total since Q2 2019) and combined new and renewal leasing soaring to 13.2 million square feet, a 36.1% year-over-year increase, while the overall vacancy rate declined to 19.9%—its lowest level since Q3 2021. Key transactions included Bank of America's 2.1 million square foot renewal and expansion at One Bryant Park and American Express's nearly 2.0 million square foot commitment at Two World Trade Center, with Class A asking rents edging up to $83.25 per square foot amid broader employment growth that added 15,700 jobs since Q3 2025.

Manhattan's office market in the first quarter of 2026 showed significant improvement, with available space declining for eight consecutive quarters to 14.6% from 19.5%, leasing activity reaching 12.9 MSF—the highest since Q4 2019—and overall asking rents growing to $78.25 per square foot, though remaining 4.2% below pre-pandemic levels. Tech and media sector requirements hit a decade-high of 8.8 MSF with artificial intelligence firms representing 22.1% of that demand, while office-using employment remained below December 2024 peaks as unemployment rose to 5.5% amid economic uncertainty.

Manhattan's retail market in Q1 2026 transacted over 1.2 million square feet with availability reaching a record low of 10.8%, driven by strong leasing momentum across corridors including Upper Madison Avenue at 3.4% availability and significant growth in food and beverage and apparel tenants. Market fundamentals remained supportive with median household income at $111,200 (up 3.2% year-over-year), tourism forecasted at 66.3 million visitors for 2026, and six of eleven submarkets recording rent increases, including Upper Fifth Avenue up 11.1% to $2,447 per square foot.

This is a data and figures report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting first-quarter office market metrics for Manhattan. The report covers office sector information at local and national geographic levels.

This is a quarterly report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting retail market figures and data for Manhattan in the first quarter of 2026.

This is a data and figures report published by CBRE on December 31, 2025, presenting industrial and logistics market information for New York City in the fourth quarter of 2025. The report covers the industrial sector with geographic focus on New York City and New York State.

SKIP AHEAD TO Simple rent averages can lie. When Manhattan’s office market appeared to be recovering sharply in 2022 and […] The post How the Columbia CompStak Rent Index (CCRI) Eliminates Compositional Bias in CRE Rent Data – Webinar Recap appeared first on CompStak .

Scott Crowe of RXR talks about the "less obvious bull market" currently unfolding in one of the most overlooked sectors: New York City office. The post NYC Office Recovery: Repricing Physical Infrastructure in the Age of AI appeared first on AFIRE .

Donal Warde, Richard Cadena and Wenpeng Ding discuss how supply, inventory, and long-term demand drivers are elevating the NYC rental market. The post The Complexity Premium: Leveraging the Alpha Opportunity in Regulated Gateway Cities appeared first on AFIRE .

Stewart Rubin and Marshall Swett of New York Life Real Estate Investors explores how tariffs they could signal a fundamental departure from the longstanding US commitments. The post Trade Winds Redrawn: US Tariffs and Commercial Real Estate appeared first on AFIRE .

NYC life sciences vacancy declined modestly to 31.8% (from 33.7% in Q4 2024); over a quarter of inventory remains vacant.

JLL City Climate & Resilience Policy Tracker: nearly half of 75 studied cities now enforce building performance standards (e.g. NYC Local Law 97, EU EPBD), shifting from ambition to enforcement.

Enterprise and National Equity Fund analyze 400+ affordable properties showing rising operating expenses, reduced rent collection, and surging insurance rates threatening NY's stock.

Savills Impacts examines how 'green' office standards vary by city - operational carbon, embodied carbon limits and climate resilience - across New York, Oslo, Singapore, Amsterdam and others.
Examines how AI and machine learning firms concentrate in the Bay Area, New York and London, with AI leasing remaining strong across San Francisco and Manhattan's AI leasing already surpassing all of 2025.

A snapshot of the 15 leading U.S. office markets in Q1 2025, with the road to recovery being led by Manhattan amid a steady 20.1% combined vacancy rate.

Savills reports 12.4 million square feet leased in Manhattan in Q1 2026, the strongest single quarter of leasing since Q4 2019.

The New York edition tracks Manhattan office leasing and absorption, with same-asset rents up 2.2% over the past year, among the strongest of major U.S. markets.

Avison Young reports U.S. office leasing of 61.7 million square feet in Q1 2026, with availability declining for a seventh straight quarter to 22.2% and gateway markets San Francisco and Manhattan near pre-COVID volumes.

Blackstone President and COO Jon Gray writes that real estate is approaching the steeper phase of recovery, citing record leasing at Link Logistics, up 38 percent year on year, and New York City office leasing at levels not seen since before the pandemic.
The October 2025 VTS Office Demand Index reports San Francisco became the top US office market with a VODI of 123, up 112 percent annually, versus New York at 78. Nationally, demand rose 16 percent year over year while declining 4 percent quarter over quarter.
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.

The Q1 2025 pulse survey identifies Dallas as the most preferred US market for 2025, followed by New York, Miami, Boston and Atlanta, reflecting international investor allocation intentions.

Moody's monthly update examined New York office vacancy dynamics, noting Midtown's return toward pre-pandemic rent levels even as elevated interest rates weighed on the broader market.

VTS sets out its 2025 office leasing prediction outlook, drawing on the VODI to project demand trends, with New York positioned to lead major US markets in expected leasing volume.