Q1 2013 Office Trends

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Reis’s latest video installment covers recent trends in the Office market as analyzed by Reis’s VP of Economics & Research, Dr. Victor Calanog. In the video, Dr. Calanog summarizes recent trends in rent, vacancy, new construction, job growth and more.

Key Points:

• Continuing a slow recovery, Office vacancies declined by 10 bps to 17 percent.
• Asking and effective rents grew by 0.7 percent; the tenth consecutive quarterly increase since the fourth quarter of 2010.
• Labor markets continue to heal with 195,750 jobs created per month on average so far this year, slightly higher than 2011 and 2012 averages.

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Dr. Victor Calanog notes that the Office sector has improved, albeit at a slow pace. Have you seen these slow and steady improvements in the Office market in your metro and region?