Houston Industrial Q1 2026 Quarterly Market Report

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%.