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Houston's industrial market in Q1 2026 remained stable with net absorption of 3.7 million square feet, quarterly leasing velocity of 9.3 million square feet, and a vacancy rate that increased to 7.5% due to 4.7 million square feet in new deliveries, while average asking rents decreased 2.2% quarterly to $0.87 per square foot (NNN) but rose 10.1% annually. The construction pipeline expanded to 27.9 million square feet with only 25% pre-leased, and investment sales totaled 11.0 million square feet across 372 properties for $87.5 million at an average capitalization rate of 7.0%.

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.

The San Francisco Bay Area life science market recorded negative net absorption of 453,685 square feet in Q1 2026, with overall vacancy rising to 29.0% and total availability at 32.3%, while major transactions included Gladstone Institutes' 108,082-square-foot lease and the $600 million sale of Gateway Commons campus. Life science employment declined 7.6% from its 2023 peak to 107,610 workers in Q3 2025, venture capital funding fell to $1.7 billion across 79 deals in Q1 (down from $2.7 billion and 92 deals in Q4), and average asking rents decreased to $5.57 per square foot as the market contended with elevated vacancy and soft leasing conditions.

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 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.

Austin's office market recorded 1.1 million square feet of positive net absorption in Q1 2026, driven primarily by SB Energy's purchase of the 1.2 million square foot former 3M Class A campus on River Place Blvd., with the overall vacancy rate declining 130 basis points to 23.3% and full-service average rent at $45.02 per square foot. The construction pipeline contracted 30.7% over the quarter with no deliveries added, while quarterly leasing velocity decreased 2.4% from the prior quarter to 1.4 million square feet, and investment sales volume totaled $230 million over the preceding 12 months at an average capitalization rate of 6.5%.

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.

The Dallas-Fort Worth retail market experienced a substantial drop in net absorption in Q1 2026, with the vacancy rate increasing 20 basis points to 5.4%, while the under-construction pipeline rose 4.1% quarterly to 7.0 million square feet with 75% pre-leased. Average asking rental rates increased 0.9% quarter-over-quarter and 7.3% year-over-year to $21.23 per square foot, with premium rents in North Central Dallas, Central Dallas, and East submarkets, while construction activity concentrated in northern and southwestern Dallas submarkets aligned with housing growth.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

San Francisco's office market achieved historic first-quarter 2026 results, with leasing activity of 4.2 million square feet (second-strongest quarter on record) and net absorption of 1.5 million square feet (highest ever recorded), while vacancy dropped 390 basis points year-over-year to 27.9%. Artificial intelligence and technology companies drove demand, representing just over half of current tenant demand at 9.7 million square feet, with major leases signed by Anthropic (484,000 square feet), OpenAI (282,000 square feet sublease), and other tech firms, while average direct asking rents rose modestly to $67.77 per square foot.

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.

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.

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 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.

This Dallas-Fort Worth Multifamily Market Report for the fourth quarter of 2025, published by Newmark, covers the DFW multifamily real estate market, economic overview, transaction trends, and market fundamentals. Key findings include that DFW added more new jobs than 41 states in 2024, is home to over 8.4 million residents with 760,000 people added since 2019, and Newmark holds a 28% market share in Texas multifamily sales with $27.8 billion across 668 properties.

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.

South Florida's office market posted an 8.6% vacancy rate in Q4 2025 with asking rents rising year-over-year from $37.37 to $39.81 per square foot NNN, while industrial vacancies increased to 5.7%, retail remained stable at 3.3% vacancy, and multifamily vacancies edged up to 6.7%. Lee & Associates attributed office resilience to wealth management firm activity and upcoming hedge fund investment events, while noting industrial market recalibration with negative net absorption and retail strength driven by grocery-anchored assets and Publix expansion.

This Q3 2025 report from Avison Young analyzes U.S. multifamily market conditions, finding that average monthly mortgage payments exceed average multifamily rents by $825, creating strong rental demand that is keeping pace with new deliveries at the lowest supply-demand gap since 2021. The report documents a 47.4% decline in new construction starts between 2024 and 2025 year-to-date, resulting in rent growth of 0.9% through Q3 2025—the highest rate since 2022—with major coastal markets experiencing above-average rent increases while high-supply Sunbelt markets face downward pressure, and year-to-date multifamily sales volumes reaching their highest levels since 2022 with 60% of available investment capital targeting multifamily assets.

South Florida's industrial market experienced vacancy rate increases from 6.6% to 7.7% year-over-year in Q3 2025, while average asking rents rose modestly from $17.09 to $17.35 per square foot NNN. The retail sector remained resilient with a 3.4% vacancy rate and asking rents of $36.36 per square foot, office vacancies held steady at 8.3% with rents climbing to $39.19 per square foot, and multifamily maintained a 6.5% vacancy rate with asking rents increasing to $2,264 per month.

Major U.S. markets absorbed more than 72,000 multifamily units in Q1 2025, with absorption at 25.2% of 2024's full-year total and multifamily sales activity increasing 9.7% compared to Q1 2024. Development activity is projected to slow significantly by 2026 while effective rents have increased only 1.7% since 2023, though 66.4% of units under construction are expected to deliver in 2025, which combined with slowing future construction may place upward pressure on occupancy and rental rates.

The Los Angeles industrial market in first quarter 2026 recorded a direct vacancy rate of 5.9% with total leasing activity of 5.9 million square feet and negative net absorption of 2.0 million square feet, while average asking rents stood at $1.39 per square foot on a triple net lease basis with average sale prices at $325.04 per square foot and a 3.6% cap rate. Global geopolitical developments and elevated fuel costs pressured logistics users, though demand continued from aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing sectors, with notable transactions including Amazon leasing 500,000 square feet in Long Beach and Varda Space Industries leasing 200,000 square feet in Torrance.