Commercial Real Estate Reports

Monthly reports tracking key trends across the country’s top office and industrial real estate markets: Keeping an eye on lease rates, vacancy, sale transactions, and development pipelines, as well as offering insights into the possible effects of significant recent news and industry trends on market evolution in the near future.

Winners and Losers in the Labor Market – US States and Metros with the Highest Income Inequality

Using the latest available data from the annual Occupational Employment Statistics, we’ve looked at the gap between the highest and lowest-earning professions across U.S. metros and in each of the 50 states, starting May 2013, up until May 2017.

California Q2 2018 Office Sales: San Francisco Sales Finally Bounce Back

Executive summary: Q2 overview: 85% of Q2 dollar volume amassed in L.A., San Francisco, Bay Area sales; Top Q2 deals: Blackstone unloads $1B worth of L.A. and Bay…

Chicago Office Market Has Second-Best Q2 in 5 Years

Executive Summary: Office sales volume totals $1.84 billion in Q2 Average prices drop 20% from last quarter, ending Q2 at $206 per sq.ft. Sterling Bay scores largest Chicago…

Office Activity in Manhattan Loses Momentum, Ends Q2 with $2.9B in Sales Volume

Executive Summary office sales volume drops 25% y-o-y, closes Q2 at $2.9B the average price per square foot dips 16% y-o-y to $867 5 Bryant Park trades for…

Texas Office Sales Hit 5-Year Low in Q1

Office investment sales drop 63% y-o-y in Q1 Average prices inch back towards the $200 mark Houston Marathon Oil Tower finally sells in largest Q1 deal Over 6…

Q1 Chicago Commercial Report: Office Sales Volume Rises 41% Y-o-Y, Industrial Prices Close Best Q1 in 5 Years

Executive Summary Q1 Office Overview Office sales volume rises 41% y-o-y to $1.3B Average prices close Q1 2018 at $218 per square foot Sterling Bay shells out $510M…

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California Q1 2018 Office Sales: Smaller Markets Pick Up the Slack for LA, San Francisco

Executive Summary Q1 Overview: Sacramento posts highest growth in dollar volume, average prices Los Angeles on cooldown after hot Q4 2017 Bay Area office sales drop below $1B after…

Manhattan Office Sales Volume Holds Steady in Q1, Even With No Foreign Buyers

Executive Summary Office sales volume closes Q1 2018 at $4.5B Average prices reach 4-year high of $1,266 per square foot Google buys Chelsea Market in record-setting $2.4B deal…

Texas Office Sales Mark Weakest Q4 Since 2014

Executive Summary Q4 sales volume sinks 29% below 2016 numbers the average price per sq.ft. marks weak Q4, yet strong 2017 Brookfield seals largest deal of the year…

California Q4 2017 Sales Report—Office Investment Still on Cooldown

Executive Summary Los Angeles average price per square foot climbed to $469; Bay Area office investment reached highest dollar volume in 5 years; San Diego sales activity cooled…