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Washington DC Office Market Dynamics
Summary and analysis of Washington DC’s current economic and office real estate market conditions.
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Economic Strain Meets Development Momentum Washington, D.C.’s average advertised asking rents recorded a 0.3% increase, on a trailing three-month basis through May, reaching $2,227, according to the latest Yardi Matrix Washington D.C., multifamily market report. The growth rate was on par with the national average.…
Summary and analysis of Washington DC’s current economic and office real estate market conditions.
Summary and analysis of Washington DC’s current economic and industrial real estate market conditions.
Summary and analysis of Northern Virginia’s current economic and office real estate market conditions.
Summary and analysis of Maryland’s suburban current economic and office real estate market conditions.
Analysis of Boston's office development activity relative to Northeast peers and national construction trends.
ANAROCK's quarterly analysis of residential market conditions and trends in the National Capital Region.
Class C-oriented submarkets are well-positioned, and private owners welcome advantageous new rules.
The corporate world continues to find value in workspaces within reach of the federal government.
Policy uncertainty continues to impact D.C. proper, but suburban submarkets are performing well.
This is a national self-storage market report published by Yardi Matrix in April 2025 covering multiple U.S. markets including Washington D.C., Chicago, San Francisco, New York, and Boston. The report presents data and figures on the self-storage sector.
This is a market report published by CBRE in April 2025 covering the life sciences sector in the Washington, DC-Baltimore market area.
The Puget Sound retail market entered 2026 with relatively stable fundamentals, supported by resilient consumer spending and improving foot traffic, according to a recent report by Kidder Mathews. While demand remains healthy overall, retailers have become more selective as slower job growth and ongoing cost…
Cushman & Wakefield research examining industrial property construction and development activity across the Pacific Northwest region.
Colliers analyzes occupancy and vacancy trends in suburban Maryland's office market, noting stable vacancy amid ongoing redevelopment and conversion activity.
Colliers reports positive net absorption in Northern Virginia office market for the second consecutive quarter, representing the first back-to-back occupancy gains since 2019.
Colliers reports on improved leasing activity in Washington DC's office market, highlighted by several law firms executing large leases exceeding 100,000 square feet.
Analysis of how federal policy decisions and government efficiency initiatives are impacting the Washington, D.C. hotel market.
Savills Q1 2026 office market analysis for suburban Maryland markets.
Explore ULI's new global headquarters in Washington, D.C., where Gensler's workplace research informed a flexible, sustainable office designed to connect people with the city.
Amid a cooling market, D.C. multifamily investors may see strong workforce housing demand and higher-for-longer rates in 2026.
Northern Virginia's office market recorded new leasing of 530,000 square feet in Q1 2026, down from 1.1 million square feet in Q1 2025, with overall vacancy rising to 24.0% and asking rents reaching $35.81 per square foot on a full-service basis. Class A assets captured 85% of new leasing and 95% of renewals, with Fairfax leading regional activity at 348,000 square feet of new leasing, while net absorption remained slightly negative at negative 27,000 square feet for the quarter.
Northern Virginia's industrial market recorded 4,526 square feet of net absorption in Q1 2026, extending five consecutive quarters of positive absorption, with vacancy at 4.8% and overall asking rents at $17.23 per square foot. New leasing activity declined to 265,000 square feet in Q1 2026 from over 700,000 square feet in Q1 2025, with warehouse and distribution space dominating 87% of new leasing activity, while overall asking rents eased slightly but remained elevated relative to historical levels.
This is a data figures report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting first-quarter industrial sector figures for Northern Virginia.
This is a market report published by CBRE in December 2025 covering the data center sector in Northern Virginia as part of a broader analysis of North American data center trends in the second half of 2025. The report addresses the regional market within the context of national trends and includes geography tags for Northern Virginia, Virginia, the Washington-DC area, and Asia-Pacific.
This is a data-figures report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, presenting office sector figures for Washington DC in the first quarter of 2026.
This is a Q1 2026 office market report for Washington, D.C. published by Cushman & Wakefield on March 31, 2026. The report covers commercial office sector conditions in the Washington, D.C. market and includes national context.
This is a market report published by JLL in March 2026 covering industrial sector dynamics in the Washington DC market during the first quarter of 2026. The report addresses the industrial sector at both the local Washington DC and national geographic levels.
The Seattle office market in first quarter 2026 experienced significant labor market deterioration, with the regional unemployment rate rising to 5.4% in February 2026 from 4.3% a year prior, driven by 3,420 WARN-noticed layoffs led by Amazon's 2,387 cuts, while office investment activity recovered with $245.6 million in sales across 11 properties at a 7.1% cap rate. For the first time in the recovery cycle, both vacancy and availability declined concurrently by approximately 90 basis points quarter-over-quarter, reaching 23.2% and 26.7% respectively, with the region posting 253,352 square feet of positive net absorption in Q1 2026—the first positive quarter since Q1 2022—though this improvement was tempered by continued tech sector job losses threatening near-term office demand.
This is a Q1 2026 data and figures report published by CBRE on March 31, 2026, covering the office sector in Northern Virginia and Washington DC.
This is a data report published by CBRE on June 30, 2025 presenting multifamily housing figures for the second quarter of 2025 in Washington DC. The report covers the multifamily sector with geographic focus on Washington DC and national markets.
This is a market report published by CBRE in June 2025 examining data center trends in the Northern Virginia market during the first half of 2025. The report covers the data center sector in the Northern Virginia region, which includes the Washington, DC area.
This is a retail market report published by JLL on June 30, 2025, covering market dynamics in Washington, D.C. during the second quarter of 2025.
This is a market report published by JLL in March 2026 covering office sector dynamics in the Washington DC market for the first quarter of 2026. The report includes national geography classification alongside its focus on the Washington DC region.
This is a multifamily housing market report published by Berkadia on September 30, 2025, covering the Washington, D.C. market for the third quarter of 2025.
This is a market report published by Newmark in September 2025 covering the multifamily sector across mid-Atlantic and national markets, with specific focus on Washington DC, Philadelphia, and Boston.
Quarterly Washington DC metro life sciences market report covering vacancy, leasing, rents and supply.
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The Washington, D.C. edition tracks local office leasing, availability and rents for the first quarter of 2026.