Not exact matches
The national
vacancy rate for
office properties
remained unchanged during the fourth quarter at 16.9 percent.
Still, the city's
office -
vacancy rate remains well below the national average of 13.5 percent, and its first - quarter
rate of 5.7 percent was the lowest in the country.
But despite a flat
vacancy rate, New York's
office market
remained strong throughout 2016, with the second - highest annual leasing total in the past decade.
In addition, the San Francisco Bay Area
remains the tightest of the top 10
office markets with a 5.6 percent overall
vacancy rate, and
vacancy as low as 2.0 percent in the Silicon Valley markets.
But despite a flat
vacancy rate, New York's
office market
remained strong throughout 2016, with the second - highest annual leasing total in the past decade, according to Colliers.
With development grounded, rents dropping and
vacancy rates hovering around 20 percent, the Chicago
office market
remains mired in the downturn.
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.
Ottawa — Like Calgary, the Ottawa
office market saw a rise in
vacancy rate over the past 12 months from 5.60 per cent to 6.30 per cent and stable rents of $ 17.23 per sq. ft.. Yet the market is expected to
remain solid thanks to the stabilizing presence of the federal government, although a slight increase in
vacancies is expected to occur due primarily to new supply and some space - juggling before it is absorbed relatively quickly both by the private and public sectors.
National
office vacancy rates are forecast to
remain unchanged over the coming year, mostly due to added inventory entering the market.