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Jacksonville's retail market delivered nearly 695,000 square feet of new space over the past 12 months while vacancy increased 50 basis points year-over-year to 5.1%, with annual asking rent growth slowing to 1.7% and averaging $26.08 per square foot as of Q1 2026. Investment sales totaled near $730 million across more than 420 transactions with an average price of $193 per square foot, while demand declined from the prior year with net occupancy losses of 90,500 square feet, though St. Johns County remained the strongest performer with over 113,000 square feet of absorbed space.

Charlotte's industrial market recorded a 7.7% vacancy rate and $8.65 per square foot asking rent in Q1 2026, with year-to-date net absorption of 2.7 million square feet driven by strong logistics demand and job growth that ranked first nationally among 104 tracked U.S. metros at 39,200 positions added. The active development pipeline totaled 7.2 million square feet with 1.3 million square feet of speculative completions delivered in the quarter, and over 4.5 million square feet of additional speculative construction expected to deliver in 2026 as the market moves toward equilibrium.

This Cushman & Wakefield report analyzes Nashville's office market in Q1 2026, documenting a 16.6% overall vacancy rate, $37.95 per square foot asking rent, 57,195 square feet of net absorption, and 601,013 square feet of new leasing activity driven primarily by Oracle's 116,026-square-foot lease at Neuhoff in the Central Business District. The report notes Nashville's stable economy with 3.0% unemployment and 1.2 million employed residents, while highlighting that no new office projects delivered in Q1 and construction remains limited to 231,320 square feet across three AJ Capital projects in the Airport South submarket, with expectations for continued vacancy improvement as signed leases commence.

Jacksonville's office market recorded a 20.7% overall vacancy rate in Q1 2026, declining 260 basis points year-over-year to its lowest level since Q3 2023, with average asking rent holding firm at $23.01 per square foot, up 0.6% year-over-year. Leasing activity totaled nearly 117,000 square feet in Q1, down from the previous quarter and year-ago period, with suburban submarkets capturing 90.4% of deals and Deerwood Park commanding the highest rents at $24.35 per square foot.

The Memphis industrial market absorbed 5.1 million square feet in 2025, representing a 122% increase over 2024, driven by demand from energy, power, and technology sectors including solar panel storage (1.4 million square feet) and data center operations. Vacancy fell 40 basis points to 8.5% in the fourth quarter, while average net rent for warehouse/distribution declined slightly to $4.12 per square foot as landlords prioritized occupancy through concessions rather than rate reductions, with base rent escalations moderating to the 3% to 3.25% range.

The Cushman & Wakefield Memphis Office Q4 2025 report analyzes market fundamentals for the Memphis office sector, showing a 17.6% vacancy rate, 85,000 square feet of year-to-date net absorption, and an overall asking rent of $19.28 per square foot, with employment at 661,000 and unemployment at 4.6%. The report notes that Memphis recorded its lowest annual absorption since 2021 but ended the year positive through midsize move-ins with no large move-outs, while large deals remain rare and medical tenants are driving increased demand in the 5,000–15,000 square foot range, with tenant improvement allowances becoming a key factor in closing deals.

The Charlotte metro multifamily market recorded 3,547 units of net absorption in Q3 2025, marking the 11th consecutive quarter of positive absorption, with stabilized occupancy at 91.9% despite effective rents declining 1.4% to $1,595 per unit. The region's economy expanded with 8.2% population growth over five years and 2.2% year-over-year nonfarm employment growth, while 20,042 units remained under construction with the South End and LoSo submarkets combining for 34.5% of quarterly absorption.

Orlando's office market in Q1 2026 recorded a vacancy rate of 16.5%, down 40 basis points from the prior year, with asking rents rising to $26.65 per square foot, while leasing activity totaled 456,000 square feet, down 14.9% year-over-year, with the central business district accounting for 32.2% of new leases. Class A properties dominated leasing at 60.7% of total activity, though rents declined 3.8% year-over-year to $28.45 per square foot, while the Airport/Lake Nona submarket experienced the highest vacancy at 30.8% and steepest rent decline of 5.1% year-over-year.

Orlando's industrial market recorded a vacancy rate of 8.1% and net asking rent of $9.49 per square foot in Q1 2026, with year-to-date net absorption of 187,100 square feet despite leasing activity declining 70.5% year-over-year to 696,000 square feet, the slowest quarter since early 2020. The market faces upward vacancy pressure from 3.1 million square feet under construction with only 30.9% preleased, while employment grew 0.7% year-over-year with Orlando's unemployment rate rising to 4.1% as of Q4 2025.

Orlando's multifamily market delivered 9,503 units in the past 12 months (expanding inventory by 4.4%), but construction activity declined 34.1% year-over-year to its lowest level since 2020, with stabilized occupancy falling 70 basis points to 92.0% and effective rents declining 2.1% to $1,804 per month. Net absorption totaled 1,866 units through 2026 year-to-date, down nearly 1,000 units annually, with I-Drive Orlando and Southwest Orlando submarkets leading the region in absorption despite high new supply levels.

Tampa Bay's multifamily market delivered 1,059 units in Q1 2026 (down 54.7% year-over-year), with 31 buildings totaling 8,908 units under construction, while stabilized occupancy fell to 91.0%, the lowest level in a decade, and effective rents declined 4.9% year-over-year to $1,806 per square foot. Investment activity remained strong with $2.0 billion in total sales, the second-highest volume in Florida, at an average sale price of $231,000 per unit, though select submarkets including East Tampa (95.5% occupancy) and Downtown Tampa (93.4% occupancy) continued to perform well.

Tampa Bay's office market achieved its lowest vacancy rate since year-end 2021 at 18.2% in Q1 2026, down 110 basis points year-over-year, with the market ranking ninth nationally for annual vacancy improvements and posting 115,000 square feet of net absorption driven by major tenant move-ins including Geico's 61,000-square-foot expansion at Corporate Oaks I. Direct asking rents reached a historical high of $33.02 per square foot with Class A space commanding $36.30 per square foot (up 4.6% year-over-year), while 563,000 square feet of new leasing activity occurred in Q1 with the Westshore submarket leading at 264,000 square feet and concentrated primarily in Class A product representing 59.4% of activity.

Cushman & Wakefield's Tampa Bay retail market report for Q1 2026 shows that vacancy inched up 50 basis points year-over-year to 3.8% while remaining below the national average of 5.9%, with average asking rent rising 1.7% to $27.02 per square foot. Tampa's retail investment market recorded $324 million in total sales (up 6.9% year-over-year), ranking third-highest in Florida, with Q1 leasing activity reaching 813,000 square feet and nearly 92% of investment deals closing below $5 million.

Tampa Bay's industrial market vacancy rate decreased to 6.8% in Q1 2026, down 20 basis points quarter-over-quarter, with asking rents closing at $10.59 per square foot and reflecting a 2.6% year-over-year increase. Leasing activity totaled 1.2 million square feet in Q1, up 37.4% year-over-year, driven primarily by warehouse/distribution deals, while 1.5 million square feet remained under construction with 81% still available, expected to further elevate vacancy rates in coming quarters.

Orlando's retail market in Q1 2026 experienced supply-side constraints with only 857,000 square feet of new space delivered over the past 12 months while overall vacancy remained under 4.0%, driving average asking rents to $31.29 per square foot, a 5.1% year-over-year increase that outpaced the national average. The investment sales market remained resilient with $1.5 billion in transaction volume over the last 12 months (a 4.8% year-over-year increase), though retail demand contracted with 155,000 square feet of net occupancy losses in Q1, with cap rates ranging between 5.0% and 7.0%, below the national average of 7.3%.

The Inland Empire industrial market experienced rising vacancy and negative net absorption in Q1 2026, with the overall vacancy rate increasing to 8.5% and year-to-date net absorption turning sharply negative at 3.4 million square feet, driven primarily by four large tenant move-outs exceeding 1 million square feet each. Regional employment growth remained modest at 0.9% year-over-year with declines in industrial-relevant sectors including construction, professional services, and manufacturing, while direct asking rents declined 6.2% quarter-over-quarter to $1.05 per square foot per month as elevated vacancy continued to pressure pricing across all submarkets.

San Antonio's office market in Q1 2026 maintained stability with overall vacancy steady at 16.0% and asking rents rising 3.4% year-over-year to $27.80 per square foot, while the region's unemployment stood at 4.1% with nearly 14,000 jobs added annually despite negative net absorption of 20,000 square feet in the quarter. Speculative office development remained paused with no new construction projects delivered or underway, reflecting elevated vacancy, moderate tenant demand, and elevated development costs and financing challenges.

This document is a landing page for Cushman & Wakefield's Silicon Valley MarketBeat reports covering Q1 2026 across office, industrial, retail, and R&D property sectors. The page presents first-quarter 2026 vacancy rates: office at 18.8%, industrial at 6.4%, retail at 4.9%, and R&D at 13.0%, along with links to detailed reports on each sector and related Bay Area life sciences and investment market data.

San Antonio's industrial market in Q1 2026 showed modest recovery with leasing activity totaling 571,000 square feet (a 31% year-over-year increase) and positive net absorption of 668,000 square feet, though new construction deliveries fell 81.6% to just under 463,000 square feet due to higher interest rates and tighter financing conditions. Overall vacancy increased to 11.3% and total inventory grew to 140.5 million square feet, while asking rents edged higher to $8.70 per square foot despite softer demand, with warehouse and distribution rents averaging $8.08 psf and office service/flex rents outperforming at $12.81 psf.

Sacramento's office market posted negative net absorption of 37,000 square feet in Q1 2026 as tenants continued rightsizing, with overall vacancy declining to 14.2% from 15.6% a year earlier and average asking rent at $2.15 per square foot. Major leasing activity included a 121,000-square-foot new lease by the Sacramento County District Attorney Downtown, while capital markets remained limited with seven transactions totaling $30.6 million at an average price of $103 per square foot, reflecting a shift toward higher-quality institutional assets.

Cushman & Wakefield's Q1 2026 Sacramento industrial market report documents a vacancy rate of 7.0%, negative net absorption of 1.6 million square feet driven primarily by large space exits rather than broad tenant demand decline, and stable asking rents at $0.80 per square foot despite economic headwinds including trade policy uncertainty and elevated borrowing costs. Capital markets activity strengthened with 15 transactions exceeding 20,000 square feet totaling approximately $89 million (a 31% increase from Q1 2025), while approximately 663,390 square feet of new industrial product is expected to deliver in 2026, with most attributable to Costco's build-to-suit distribution warehouse.

San Antonio's multifamily market in Q1 2026 experienced improving supply-demand alignment with units under construction declining 32.0% year-over-year to 4,650 units while deliveries totaled 2,083 units and net absorption reached 641 units across the metro. Effective rents declined 3.7% year-over-year to $1,214 per unit with stabilized vacancy at 14.1%, up 220 basis points annually, while investment sales activity increased meaningfully with 10 transactions totaling 1,692 units compared to one transaction of 70 units in Q1 2025.

Cushman & Wakefield's Q1 2026 MarketBeat report examines the Inland Empire office market, which recorded an 8.9% overall vacancy rate, negative net absorption of 35,016 square feet year-to-date, and average asking rents of $2.25 per square foot on a full-service basis. Employment in the region grew modestly by 0.9% year-over-year to 1.7 million jobs, with job gains concentrated in healthcare and education while office-relevant sectors including professional and business services declined, and new leasing activity totaled 206,189 square feet across 107 transactions, down 43.6% year-over-year.

The Seattle Suburban office market in Q1 2026 experienced rising vacancy at 23.9% and negative net absorption of 79,000 square feet, with overall asking rents declining 2.3% year-over-year to $35.30 per square foot. The market outlook indicates vacancy is expected to remain elevated through 2026 with continued downward rent pressure, though gradual stabilization may emerge in late 2026 into 2027 as new deliveries remain absent and employment growth continues slowly.

This MarketBeat report analyzes San Diego's industrial real estate market in the first quarter of 2026, covering economic conditions, supply and demand dynamics, tenant activity, capital markets, and pricing across warehouse, manufacturing, and research and development property types. Key findings include a 7.3% overall vacancy rate (up 20 basis points year-over-year), asking rent of $1.47 per square foot monthly on a triple net basis (down 4.2% year-over-year), net absorption of negative 5,291 square feet year-to-date, and leasing activity of 1.1 million square feet in Q1 2026 (down 28.2% year-over-year), with manufacturing accounting for 35% of leasing volume and employment growth of 0.7% year-over-year lagging historical trends.

Downtown Seattle's office market reached 36.5% vacancy in Q1 2026, up 350 basis points year-over-year, with notable departures by Meta, Perkins Coie, and Amazon totaling over 520,000 square feet, while average asking rent rose 1.9% to $47.63 per square foot despite continued high vacancy. Leasing activity improved 36.7% to 452,000 square feet in Q1, but no office buildings sold downtown in the quarter, and the construction pipeline remains dormant with no deliveries scheduled.

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.

San Diego's retail market in Q1 2026 showed modest employment growth of 0.7% year-over-year with vacancy rising to 5.5% and countywide asking rents averaging $2.28 per square foot per month (NNN), up 4.1% year-over-year. Net absorption was negative at -93,261 square feet, with power centers and regional centers experiencing the largest occupancy declines, while healthcare, education, and leisure sectors provided employment stability despite below-historical growth projections for 2026 and 2027.

Orange County's office vacancy rate stood at 14.4% in Q2 2026, up 10 basis points quarter-over-quarter but down 340 basis points year-over-year. Industrial vacancy climbed to 5.1% in Q1 2026, rising 60 basis points quarter-over-quarter and 110 basis points year-over-year, while retail vacancy increased to 4.9% in Q1 2026, up 50 basis points quarter-over-quarter and 40 basis points year-over-year.

The Q1 2026 Cushman & Wakefield MarketBeat report analyzes the suburban Philadelphia office market, finding a diverged market with the Schuylkill Corridor maintaining tight 11.4% direct vacancy while Primary and Secondary markets remained above 20.5%, and documenting 248.6K square feet of negative year-to-date net absorption against an overall 22.0% vacancy rate and asking rent of $28.33 per square foot. Key lease transactions included Saint-Gobain Corporation's 321,226 square foot renewal at 20 Moores Road in the Southern Route 202 Corridor, and the report identified over 1.7 million square feet of financially distressed assets representing 14.4% of all suburban vacant space.

The Philadelphia industrial market recorded a 10.8% overall vacancy rate and $12.86 asking rent per square foot in Q1 2026, with year-to-date net absorption of 2.4 million square feet representing 76.8% growth year-over-year, driven by strong leasing activity across Burlington and Lower Bucks Counties. Regional employment grew 1.4% year-over-year despite the unemployment rate rising 70 basis points to 5.0%, and the market's construction pipeline continued to contract to 2.2 million square feet under development as asking rents are expected to remain steady through the first half of 2026.

Cushman & Wakefield's San Diego Office MarketBeat Q1 2026 report documents office market conditions showing a vacancy rate of 15.4% (up 140 basis points year-over-year) and an overall asking rent of $3.48 per square foot, with negative net absorption of 335,000 square feet driven by Class A space losses in Central County submarkets. San Diego's employment grew 0.7% year-over-year to 1.6 million jobs through January 2026, with projected growth of only 1.0% in 2026 and 0.8% in 2027—both below the five-year historical average—indicating continued pressure on office demand amid modest hiring concentrated outside core office-using sectors.

Philadelphia's Central Business District office market showed a 20.4% vacancy rate and negative year-to-date net absorption of 273,087 square feet in Q1 2026, with leasing dominated by renewals (235,000 sf) over new leasing (120,000 sf), reflecting tenant preference for right-sizing in higher-quality space. Trophy assets demonstrated pricing resilience with asking rents $10–$18 per square foot above Class A properties and vacancy below 10%, while Class A and Class A- segments faced persistent headwinds from distressed properties and over 300,000 square feet of newly identified conversion candidates.

Seattle's industrial market ended Q1 2026 with a 9.7% vacancy rate and negative net absorption of 481,000 square feet, reflecting continued weakness in demand recovery despite early signs of stabilization from increased touring activity and large-block interest. Average asking rents declined to $0.95 per square foot year-over-year, with only two projects totaling 887,000 square feet delivered in the quarter, while leasing activity of nearly 1.9 million square feet was driven primarily by renewals and six large deals exceeding 100,000 square feet.

Miami-Dade County's retail market in Q1 2026 showed vacancy rising 50 basis points year-over-year to 3.2%, below the national average of 4.4%, with average asking rent reaching $48.98 per square foot, up 1.1% annually. Leasing momentum improved with deal volume rising 26.9% year-over-year to over 708,000 square feet, though net occupancy losses totaled 394,000 square feet, while retail investment sales declined 15.8% to approximately $212 million, with capitalization rates averaging 5.8% unchanged from the prior year.

During Q1 2026, multifamily net absorption in Phoenix reached 6,261 units, representing the strongest quarterly performance in at least the last 26 years. The total overall vacancy in the metro Phoenix retail market was 5.0% during the first quarter of 2026.

Cushman & Wakefield's Denver Industrial MarketBeat Q1 2026 reports that the Denver industrial market ended Q1 2026 with a 7.7% overall vacancy rate, $10.22 per square foot asking rent, and 983,000 square feet of year-to-date net absorption, driven primarily by strong demand for small-bay and mid-sized spaces. Leasing activity reached 2.9 million square feet across 236 deals in Q1 2026 (a 27.9% year-over-year increase), while construction completions totaled 354,000 square feet, far below the five-year average of 1.6 million square feet, with a healthy pipeline of 4.2 million square feet under construction.

Miami's multifamily market delivered 1,956 units in Q1 2026, up 53.5% year-over-year, with a construction pipeline of nearly 13,800 units concentrated in Downtown Miami at 30.7% of development activity, though stabilized occupancy declined 80 basis points to 94.2% as vacancy rose above 9.0% from cumulative supply growth of 41.1% since 2020. Effective rent totaled $2,641 per unit in Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year, while net absorption of 2,195 units marked the highest quarterly figure since Q3 2021, with investment momentum carrying into early 2026 at over $73 million in transactions and a price per unit of nearly $398,000.

Miami's office market in Q1 2026 recorded a 15.1% overall vacancy rate with asking rents at $65.22 per square foot, driven by modest leasing activity of 288,000 square feet (down 54.3% year-over-year) and ongoing flight-to-quality demand favoring Class A space, while the market maintains a 490,000-square-foot construction pipeline that is only 20% preleased. Class A rents reached $71.59 per square foot (up 4.8% year-over-year) and Class B rents rose to $54.40 per square foot (up 3.9% year-over-year), with Coral Gables leading submarket rent growth at 13.9% annually to $62.17 per square foot.

Miami's industrial market in Q1 2026 experienced a 59.3% decline in construction completions to 367,000 square feet compared to the prior year, while vacancy rose to 6.5% amid net occupancy losses of 11,000 square feet and a 6.5% year-over-year decrease in weighted average asking rents to $15.75 per square foot. Leasing activity totaled approximately 1.1 million square feet, representing a 46.2% YOY decline in deal volume, with Airport West recording the highest absorption and over 3.4 million square feet of leased space expected to occupy by year-end 2026.

Boston's industrial market recorded an 11.6% vacancy rate in Q1 2026, up 60 basis points from the prior quarter and 130 basis points year-over-year, with the North and South submarkets experiencing the largest increases while three warehouse/distribution projects totaling 972,000 square feet delivered in the quarter. New leasing activity surged to over 2.0 million square feet—the highest quarterly volume since Q3 2022—and direct average asking rents increased $0.86 per square foot to $15.42 psf, marking a three-year high largely driven by the North market commanding $19.62 psf.

Cushman & Wakefield's Q1 2026 Atlanta industrial market report finds that vacancy declined 40 basis points to 7.6% in the first quarter—the second consecutive quarter of improvement—while new leasing activity reached 7.9 million square feet, a 15% year-over-year increase, with direct asking rents reaching a new high of $7.43 per square foot. Manufacturing and retailer/wholesaler tenants led demand, owner-user purchases totaled over 3.0 million square feet (the second-highest quarterly total on record), and the under-construction pipeline remained at 8.2 million square feet with 20.2% already secured by occupiers.

Atlanta's office market recorded 1.6 million square feet of new leasing activity in Q1 2026, with suburban submarkets accounting for nearly 73% of volume, while overall vacancy declined to 25.0% and asking rents averaged $33.26 per square foot. Georgia's economic growth, driven by major corporate announcements including UCB's $2 billion manufacturing commitment and Yamaha Motor's U.S. headquarters relocation to Atlanta, supported stable leasing demand and positive net absorption of 109,364 square feet in the quarter.

The Cushman & Wakefield Boston Office Q1 2026 MarketBeat report analyzes the Greater Boston office market, finding vacancy rose 40 basis points quarter-over-quarter to 18.5% while net absorption declined 735,100 square feet year-to-date, with overall asking rent decreasing 2.3% to $47.74 per square foot. Downtown Boston submarkets led demand with 1.0 million square feet of new leasing (64.3% of total market volume), driven largely by JP Morgan's 251,000-square-foot commitment at South Station Tower, while Class A assets commanded 76.6% of downtown deal volume as tenants demonstrated a "flight to quality" away from functionally obsolete Class B inventory.

Metro Atlanta's retail market in Q4 2025 showed tight supply conditions with a 4.5% vacancy rate and minimal construction activity of 28,172 square feet underway, while recording 1.8 million square feet of negative net absorption for the year despite healthy leasing activity of 3.7 million square feet. Overall asking rents accelerated 3.3% quarter-over-quarter to $19.19 per square foot, with South Cobb and Marietta posting the strongest annual increases at 31.3% and 20.9% respectively, while Buckhead commanded the highest rents at $46.11 per square foot.

Cushman & Wakefield's Q2 2025 Atlanta multifamily report documents 9,785 units of net absorption year-to-date, reaching 90.6% stabilized occupancy, while effective rents stood at $1,651 per unit with 14,386 units under construction across the metro. Atlanta's economy remained stable with 3.1 million total nonfarm employment and a 3.5% unemployment rate, with corporate relocations from Mercedes-Benz, TriNet, and AIG supporting continued multifamily demand.

Houston's industrial market in Q1 2026 recorded a 5.9% vacancy rate with 4.9 million square feet of net absorption and average asking rents of $7.67 per square foot, reflecting strong tenant demand and balanced supply-demand conditions despite 24.3 million square feet under construction. The market's employment grew 0.6% year-over-year to 3.5 million jobs, with leasing volume reaching 7.8 million square feet and speculative projects comprising 82.2% of the development pipeline, indicating developer confidence in sustained industrial fundamentals.

The SF Bay Area Life Sciences MarketBeat Q1 2026 report covers the region's life sciences real estate market, documenting 113,700 employed positions, a 28.5% overall vacancy rate, asking rents of $5.71 per square foot, and $1.4 billion in venture capital funding during the first quarter. Key findings include eight large-scale projects totaling approximately 2.0 million square feet completed in 2025, overall leasing activity of 664,755 square feet in Q1 2026, and projections that sublease availability will increase while venture capital funding remains critical to market recovery.

Cushman & Wakefield's Houston Office Q1 2026 report analyzes the Houston metropolitan office market, which recorded 2.4 million square feet of leasing activity, 24.9% vacancy, and $31.77 per square foot average asking rent, with Class A space dominating demand while the market experienced negative net absorption of 817,000 square feet for the third consecutive quarter. Houston's employment reached 3.5 million with 0.6% year-over-year growth, outpacing the 0.2% national rate, though the construction pipeline remains constrained to two projects totaling 253,000 square feet, with limited new supply expected to help contain downward pricing pressure on lower-tier assets while well-leased Class A buildings benefit from tenant flight-to-quality demand.

San Francisco's retail market improved in Q1 2026 with overall vacancy declining to 6.3% (down 70 basis points year-over-year) while asking rents held firm, supported by median household income of $160,900, retail sales growth of 4.4% year-over-year, and expanded leasing activity across fitness, entertainment, food and beverage sectors. Union Square specifically showed stronger recovery with vacancy falling to 20.0%, though the San Francisco Centre mall closed in January 2026 for multi-year redevelopment following years of declining occupancy and anchor tenant losses.

San Francisco's office market in Q1 2026 experienced significant improvement, with overall vacancy declining 110 basis points to 31.6%, net absorption reaching 896,000 square feet year-to-date, and asking rents rising to $69.16 per square foot, driven by record venture capital activity and strong leasing demand concentrated in artificial intelligence and tech sectors. Leasing activity reached 3.7 million square feet with AI companies accounting for nearly 50% of new deals, while notable transactions included Anthropic's 480,000-square-foot headquarters lease and the Transamerica Pyramid sale for $691 million, indicating initial signs of market stabilization despite elevated vacancy in lower-quality space.

Los Angeles County office market experienced continued pressure in Q1 2026 with vacancy rising to 23.6% and net absorption declining by 1.1 million square feet year-to-date, driven by modest employment growth of 0.8% concentrated in healthcare and education rather than office-using sectors. The overall average asking rent increased modestly to $3.62 per square foot monthly, while total leasing volume reached 2.2 million square feet down 23.6% year-over-year, with sublease inventory improving as vacant sublease space fell 22.0% year-over-year to 6.7 million square feet.

Chicago's industrial market in Q1 2026 exhibited strong leasing activity with new leasing totaling 9.8 million square feet, up 19.2% year-over-year, while the overall vacancy rate rose to 4.8% and asking rents increased 3.5% year-over-year to $7.40 per square foot. Construction activity remained robust with 1.8 million square feet delivered and 13.5 million square feet under construction, up 77.1% year-over-year, and sales momentum accelerated with 15.8 million square feet sold, up 117.6% compared to Q1 2025.

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.

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.

Cushman & Wakefield's Q1 2026 industrial market report for Dallas/Fort Worth records leasing activity of 18.5 million square feet in the first quarter (the strongest Q1 on record) and 64.1 million square feet over the past 12 months, driven by robust demand from third-party logistics, e-commerce, manufacturing, and data center sectors. Overall vacancy reached 8.3%, down 130 basis points year-over-year, while asking rents reached $8.74 per square foot (up 10.0% annually), with deliveries totaling 5.1 million square feet and construction activity concentrated at 31.2 million square feet or 3.0% of stock, with build-to-suit projects representing 35.9% of that pipeline.

Cushman & Wakefield's Q1 2026 industrial market report for Los Angeles County documents a modestly growing yet softening market, with employment increasing 0.8% year-over-year but core industrial demand drivers (trade, transportation, utilities, and manufacturing) declining, while the overall vacancy rate rose to 4.6% and net absorption turned negative at -2.2 million square feet year-to-date. Average asking rents continued declining, down 3.4% year-over-year to $1.32 per square foot monthly on a triple-net basis, though the pace of decline has moderated and leasing activity remained steady at 8.7 million square feet, with demand concentrated in infill submarkets of LA South and LA Central.

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.

Cushman & Wakefield's Dallas/Fort Worth Office Q1 2026 report documents market conditions including a 24.5% overall vacancy rate, asking rents of $34.04 per square foot, 3.3 million square feet in first-quarter leasing activity (up 17.9% quarter-over-quarter), and positive net absorption of 116,870 square feet for the fifth consecutive quarter, with Class A outperforming at 339,931 square feet absorbed while Class B declined. The report projects that DFW office fundamentals will continue strengthening throughout 2026 as an emerging shortage of top-tier space drives upward rent pressure despite favorable concessions, and that construction activity will remain historically low at 2.0 million square feet with new starts of approximately 248,000 square feet in the first quarter.

The Chicago multifamily market achieved 95.0% occupancy by year-end 2025, up 0.1 percentage points year-over-year and above the 10-year average of 93.7%, with effective rents rising 3.7% to $1,913 per unit. The market absorbed 5,130 units in 2025 (down 51.3% year-over-year) while delivering 4,949 units (down 43.1% year-over-year), with 26,845 proposed units in the pipeline and 9,735 units under construction as of Q4 2025.