Not exact matches
By 2022, the downtown
office vacancy rate will arrive
at a number somewhere between nine and 14 per cent, Trepp predicted.
In New York the
office vacancy rate,
at about 4 percent, was one of the tightest in the country.
Looking
at commercial
vacancy rates from the third quarter of this year to the third quarter of 2012, NAR forecasts
vacancies to decline 0.3 percentage points in the
office sector, 0.6 points in industrial real estate, 0.7 points in the retail sector, and 0.9 percentage points in the multifamily rental market.
According to the report, Canada's
office vacancy rate reached 7.8 per cent
at the midway point of 2011, down from 9.9 per cent
at mid-year 2010 and 8.4 per cent
at mid-year 2009.
The national
vacancy rate for
office properties remained unchanged during the fourth quarter
at 16.9 percent.
The markets with the lowest
office vacancy rates in the first quarter are Washington, D.C.,
at 8.7 percent; New York City, 9.0 percent; Little Rock, Ark., and Seattle
at 11.5 percent; and San Francisco,
at 12.0 percent.
For example, this year, for an
office building, a lender might use a 10 %
vacancy figure and 50 cents per sq. ft. for tenant improvements, while last year the same lender looking
at the same building might have applied a 5 %
vacancy rate and 25 cents per sq. ft. during the underwriting process.
Earlier this year, Colliers International's 2015 Outlook report for the sector noted that the national
vacancy rate for medical
office buildings (MOBs) is
at 10.9 percent, down almost 12 percent since 2009.
In the fourth quarter of 2012, the
vacancy rate at medical
office properties nationwide averaged 11 percent, according to research by Newmark Grubb Knight Frank.
The prospect of another big building getting under way is seemingly
at odds with the overriding trends in the downtown
office market, which has been marked by rising
vacancy rates.
Office Markets
Office vacancy rates are forecast to remain unchanged
at 15.7 percent through the third quarter of 2015.
; •
Vacancy rates are expected to drop in a range of between 1.2 and 3.7 percentage points for
office, retail, and industrial properties and remain stable
at low levels for apartments; while hotel occupancy
rates will likely rise; • Rents are expected to increase for all property types, with 2012 increases ranging from 0.8 percent for retail up to 5.0 percent for apartments.
By the fourth quarter of 2011, the
vacancy rate for
office properties in Boston stood
at 13.5 percent, according to Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services.
Class - A
office vacancy rate in the CBD sits
at 14.4 %, below the national average but the highest level in three years, according to CoStar Group Inc..
The markets with the lowest
office vacancy rates presently are Washington, D.C., with a
vacancy rate of 9.3 percent; New York City,
at 10.3 percent; and New Orleans, 12.8 percent.
So, why does the Atlanta
office market still sit
at a
vacancy rate of 22.6 %, according to Grubb & Ellis?
Looking
at commercial
vacancy rates from the fourth quarter of this year to the fourth quarter of 2012, NAR forecasts
vacancies to decline 0.6 percentage point in the
office sector, 0.4 point in industrial real estate, 0.8 point in the retail sector and 0.7 percentage point in the multifamily rental market.
Montreal — With a
vacancy rate of 6.60 per cent (down from 9.10 per cent
at the end of 2007) and no new supply of
office space on the horizon, the
office market, primarily in the core business district, is expected to hold its own during challenging economic conditions.
The downtown
office vacancy rate came down to 17.2 percent
at the end of 2005 from 17.6 percent
at midyear, and sublease space is being absorbed despite the addition of new buildings, Mattox said.
Reis places San Francisco as having the third lowest
office vacancy rate in the country
at the moment, with 10.2 percent, following New York City and runner - up Washington, DC.
The firm forecasts that the national
office vacancy rate will end 2010
at 17.8 %, reach 16.8 % by the end of 2011, and improve to 15.4 % by year - end 2012.