Chicago, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth lead nation in retail inventory traded in 2025
Investors re-engage with major markets away from the coasts
Retail property sales across the United States showed a noticeable shift toward large, centrally located markets in 2025. Chicago, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth posted the highest ...
Multifamily developers are rushing back to Lake Houston
Construction starts reached a five-year high in 2025
Construction starts in the Lake Houston Area reached a five‑year high in 2025, suggesting some developers are positioning themselves ahead of the next cycle.
Beaumont, Texas, sees weakest employment growth since 2020
Mining, logging and construction sector posts the steepest job losses
Beaumont added just 700 jobs in 2025, its weakest performance since 2020 and below the long‑term average of roughly 855 jobs per year, according to preliminary data from the U.S. B...
For first time in 13 years, the Heights to have no new apartment completions this year
Elevated borrowing and construction costs, tighter lending standards, recent wave of supply collectively sideline new development
Although 2025 marked the second‑largest year for new supply, trailing only 2020, relief appears imminent in the Heights multifamily market.
Industrial developers flock to Northwest Houston
New supply set to reach a record high in 2026
Encouraged by steady, strong demand, industrial developers are returning to the Highway 290 and Tomball Parkway submarket despite a challenging financing market.
Apartment vacancies reach all-time highs in Spring Branch, Texas, as final new supply wave completed
Location, gentrification and spillover demand from nearby neighborhoods have brought increased attention to this part of Houston
The Spring Branch multifamily market is facing record‑high vacancies, driven by a major supply surge in recent years. As of the first quarter of 2026, the vacancy rate is 13.4%.
Houston’s 2025 industrial deal activity reaches second highest level on record
Momentum builds as credit conditions ease, bid-ask spreads tighten, market solidifies its position as first-tier industrial hub
Houston’s industrial investment market strengthened again in 2025, extending the rebound that began in 2024.
Retail investor activity surges in 2025, reaching one of Houston’s highest levels on record
Momentum builds as credit conditions ease, buyer pool expands, bid-ask spreads tighten
Houston’s retail investment market strengthened further in 2025, extending the rebound that began in 2024.
Houston’s job growth in 2025 approximately 25% of its historical annual average
Professional and business services posts near-record decline; Drags down overall figure
For the second consecutive year, Houston saw job growth fall below the historical average in 2025.
Deal activity hits a record high in Houston’s office market
Private investors and owner-users capitalizing on steep discounts drive activity
Houston’s office investment market gained further momentum in 2025, building on the rebound that began in 2024.
Transaction activity hits three-year high in Houston’s multifamily market
Easing credit conditions, rate cuts and narrower bid-ask spreads fuel momentum
Momentum in Houston’s multifamily investment market continued to build in 2025, extending the steady recovery that began in the second half of 2024.
Houston emerges as Texas’ leader for earnings growth
Houston and San Antonio have outpaced most major markets over the past year
Over the 12 months ending in September 2025, private-sector workers in Houston experienced the strongest wage gains of any major U.S. market. During that period of time, workers to...
Houston industrial market saw record move-outs in 2025
Rising rents and demand for modern facilities drive tenants out of older properties
In 2025, Houston tenants vacated approximately 25.6 million square feet of industrial space, which marks the highest annual total on record.
Houston apartment demand falls to 20% below pre-pandemic levels
Deportations, continued economic distress and slower growth all to blame
Many apartment owners and property managers note that demand was slower than usual last year, and CoStar’s data echo this.
New office leasing volume in Houston falls to 20-year low
Macroeconomic uncertainty, lack of available first-generation space to blame
Excluding renewals, office tenants in Houston signed approximately 13 million square feet of new leases in 2025, the lowest tally since 2005.
Dallas and Houston start 2026 strong, possessing a fifth of all Texas industrial construction
Speculative development drives activity in both major Texan markets as national construction pipeline stalls
The previous year was a return to form for both Dallas and Houston. Aided by strong tenant demand and a development community eager to see projects break ground, the two markets sa...
Retail developers are back in Far Southwest Houston
Groundbreakings hit six-year high in 2025
Despite elevated financing and construction costs, retail developers returned to Far Southwest Houston in 2025, with many projects breaking ground on a speculative basis. Construct...
Office investors rush in droves to Westchase Houston
Transaction activity is at a record high this year
Houston’s office investment market continued to gain momentum in 2025, extending the recovery that began last year.
Long-term Honolulu industrial owners have mark-to-market rent increase opportunities at lease renewal
On average, rents have risen by 66% over the past 10 years
Rents in Honolulu’s industrial market have risen to some of the highest in the U.S. for a secondary market, now at a blended rate of $22.65 per square foot.
Retail space remains scarce in Honolulu, something unlikely to change anytime soon
Less than 1% of the space available for lease was built within the past five years
Healthy demand, limited new supply and shrinking inventory have kept Honolulu retail space scarce. Roughly half of the metropolitan area's 12 markets report availability rates belo...