Houston Retail Q1 2026 Quarterly Market Report
The Houston retail market in Q1 2026 maintained a vacancy rate of 5.5% with net absorption of 660,125 square feet and 497,340 square feet of new construction deliveries, while the construction pipeline increased 26.6% to 4.2 million square feet. Average asking rents rose 1.9% quarterly to $21.28 per square foot, leasing activity increased 1.0%, and Houston's unemployment rate was 4.2% in December 2025 with job growth of 0.4 percent adding 14,800 jobs during 2025.
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- Mar 31, 2026
- Last updated
- Jun 28, 2026 (1 month ago)
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