Orlando Retail MarketBeat Q1 2026

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%.