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Prices rose 2.2% year over year in June to a record high, mainly because of growing demand. Existing U.S. home sales ticked up to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.4 million, the highest level since 2022, and pending home sales reached their second-highest level since 2023. Wealthy Bay Area and South Florida…
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…
Palm Beach County's industrial market recorded a 7.7% overall vacancy rate in Q1 2026, declining 60 basis points from Q3 2025's peak, with average asking rent reaching $13.70 per square foot despite a 1.0% quarterly decline; net absorption totaled 94,000 square feet year-to-date while the development pipeline held 811,000 square feet under construction with 53% preleased. The market experienced decreased new leasing activity for the third consecutive quarter at just over 135,000 square feet, though renewal activity remained strong and positive net absorption is expected to continue supported by over 517,000 square feet of leased space in the pipeline and the 200,000 square foot Hoerbiger corporate headquarters scheduled for occupancy by year-end.
Palm Beach County's retail market vacancy rate decreased 10 basis points year-over-year to 3.8% in Q1 2026, while average asking rent jumped 6.2% to a record $38.54 per square foot, driven by strong net occupancies and influx of top-of-market priced supply. Retail investment sales surged to $477.2 million in quarterly volume—the largest since Q2 2022—with cap rates averaging 6.1%, below the national average of 7.3%, reflecting strong investor demand fueled by wealth influx and limited available space.
This is an industrial sector market report published by CBRE in March 2026 presenting first-quarter 2026 figures for the Palm Beach industrial market.
Palm Beach County's office market recorded a 13.5% overall vacancy rate at the end of Q1 2026, down 50 basis points quarter-over-quarter, with Downtown West Palm Beach vacancy falling 340 basis points annually to 12.7% driven by occupancies at One Flagler. Net absorption reached 128,000 square feet year-to-date despite new leasing activity declining 20% year-over-year, while overall average asking rents rose 6.3% year-over-year to $54.20 per square foot with Class A rents reaching $64.78 per square foot, the fifth highest in the nation.