Provo, Utah, could see record apartment demand this year
Strong population growth, high home prices fuel apartment demand
Apartment demand in Provo has remained strong in 2025. Following one of the strongest years for absorption last year, the difference between move-outs and move-ins, more than 900 u...
New supply in South Brazoria County, Texas, on pace for three-year high and one of highest years on record
Affordable land, strong population growth drawing developers to the area
While historically, most of Houston's population growth has occurred in the city's northern and western suburbs, parts of South Brazoria County are emerging as growth hotspots, par...
Apartment rent growth challenged in Sugar House, Utah, as area manages supply wave
New supply on pace to hit record high in 2025
It’s been a rough few years in terms of rent growth for apartment owners in Sugar House, near Salt Lake City, due to a steady stream of new supply, and the pain may not be quite ov...
Houston's apartment rent growth turns negative for first time in 15 years
Recent supply wave overshadows strong demand
Houston's recent supply wave has kept market asking rents flat over the past two years, with the current rate of $1,380 per month unchanged from the second quarter of 2023.
Investors return to Houston's multifamily market
Number of deals during first half of 2025 was 24% higher than same period last year
Momentum in Houston's multifamily investment market continued to build in 2025 following a steady recovery throughout 2024. Disclosed multifamily sales volume stood at roughly $1.2...
Industrial construction starts at record low in Salt Lake City, paving way for tighter market in 2026
High costs, challenging lending environment stop deals from penciling
As of the third quarter of 2025, Salt Lake City's industrial vacancy rate, 7.8%, is nearly triple what it was three years ago, as a wave of new supply has overshadowed strong deman...
Downtown Houston's apartment vacancy at six-year low
Demand remains strong while new supply has slowed
In just 18 months, the headline vacancy rate in downtown Houston’s apartment market has compressed by 600 basis points thanks to robust demand and a pullback in new supply.
Despite economic uncertainty, investor appetite remains for Houston's retail market
Transactions in first half of 2025 44% above the same period last year
Momentum in Houston's retail investment market continued to build in 2025, following a steady recovery in the second half of 2024.
Houston job market shows signs of cooling
Weakening growth among office-using sectors could affect space demand
According to the latest preliminary data for May released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Houston employment grew by just 0.9% annually, which is less than half of the 2010...
Among price ranges, vacancy now tightest in Houston’s luxury apartment segment
Strong demand and a pullback in new supply expected to tighten them further
While Houston’s current multifamily vacancy rate of 11.3% remains near a 20-year high, it now sits below the fourth quarter of 2024 peak of 11.7%, with further downward momentum an...
Limited available quality space is slowing down leasing activity in Houston’s office market
Leasing volume down more than 25% compared to first half of 2024
Leasing activity in Houston's office market is slowing after two record years for the number of new office leases signed.
Robust demand, thinning pipeline set stage for a strong 2026 in Houston’s multifamily market
Groundbreakings are at lowest level since 2010
Houston's multifamily market is stabilizing as the previously heavy supply-demand imbalance witnessed over the past two years continues to narrow.
Despite economic uncertainty, Houston's office investment market recovery continues
First-quarter 2025 saw second-highest number of first-quarter transactions on record
Momentum in Houston's office investment market continued to build in early 2025 following a steady recovery throughout 2024.
Thinning pipeline and strong demand suggest tighter multifamily market to come in Provo, Utah
Construction starts are one-third the 2022 peak
Provo, about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City, witnessed a significant spike in population and economy before and even more so since the pandemic years. This, in turn, has spurred ...
Vacancies in Houston’s small bay properties remain largely unchanged from 2019
Little supply-side pressure, strong demand keeping vacancies tight
Heading into mid-2025, vacancies among properties 50,000 square feet or smaller remain tight.
Honolulu retail rent growth beats national average for first time in a decade
Healthy demand and limited new supply bode well for landlords
Rent growth has increased over the past two consecutive quarters, bucking the national trend that has seen rent growth decelerate for the past 10 consecutive quarters. Even despite...
The multifamily supply wave is not thinning everywhere in Austin, Texas
New construction in South Austin on track to hit a 12-year high this year
Heading into mid-2025, South Austin's vacancy rate, 13.8%, is at its highest mark in more than 20 years and will likely remain elevated over the next several years.
Thinning Houston medical office pipeline homes in on growing suburbs
Developments are scattered outside of Beltway 8, though total construction is at decade-plus lows
Though medical office development in the Houston area is at its lowest point in years, all 37 medical office projects save one are located outside Beltway 8, as providers look to s...
Fast-growing Houston suburbs absorb more retail space than most of US
Montgomery County and Bridgeland ranked among top 10 for most demand this past year
While retail construction has slowed sharply across U.S. markets, fast-growing Houston markets continue to rank highly as the last of their supply pipelines empty out.
Fast-growing Houston suburb remains a multifamily developer favorite
Bear Creek-Copperfield ranks among top 10 US markets for new construction over the past year
While apartment construction has slowed sharply across U.S. markets, fast-growing Sun Belt markets continue to rank highly as the last of their supply pipelines empty out.