U.S. Office MarketBeat Q1 2025

Cushman & Wakefield's Q1 2025 U.S. office market report shows that while net absorption was negative at -10.5 million square feet in the quarter, the four-quarter rolling absorption total reached -35 million square feet, representing a 30% improvement quarter-over-quarter and 48% improvement year-over-year, with positive absorption recorded in one-third of U.S. markets. The report emphasizes that office vacancy remains unequally distributed at 20.8% nationally, with over half of office buildings maintaining single-digit vacancy rates, while Class A properties showed stronger absorption improvements of 36% quarterly and 55% annually, and supply pressures continued easing as sublease inventory declined 9.5% year-over-year and the construction pipeline contracted to 26.2 million square feet, its lowest quarterly delivery total in over 12 years.