Only two Southwestern markets crack the top 10 for retail rent growth
Demographics and near-record low space availability fuel gains over past 12 months
Eight of the top 10 markets for the strongest retail rent growth last quarter were in the Sun Belt, including two that happen to be in the Southwest and at higher elevations: Las V...
Availabilities rise across Texas for small-form retail, except in San Antonio
The Alamo City emerges as exception to the rule in the Lone Star State over the past year
As a spate of pharmacy closures weighs on the national retail market, the small-form segment is posting higher availabilities than it did only 12 months ago.
San Antonio’s labor market powers through the summer months
Though growth has slowed, recessionary signals are few and far between in South Central Texas
Unemployment is holding steady on a seasonally-adjusted basis in San Antonio as the market reaches new heights for the total number of jobs held by workers in this growing and dive...
Las Vegas multifamily market loses earlier rent gains as competition increases
About 11,000 apartments opened in 2023 and 2024
A wave of new luxury apartments over the past two years has forced multifamily owners across the Sun Belt to lower rental rates to remain competitive, and Las Vegas is no exception...
Industrial development booms once more in Laredo, Texas
Unlike most markets, Laredo is building even more industrial space this year
Developers are breaking ground on more industrial real estate in Laredo, Texas, despite obstacles caused by interest rates, tariffs and sluggish demand in 2025.
Vacancies approach 15-year high in El Paso, Texas’ industrial market
Highest vacancy rate on record still slightly above today’s figures
There is more vacant industrial space in El Paso, Texas, than there has been in 15 years. Yet, at the same time, the tide may be turning as construction begins to slow and demand h...
Labor market stands firm in Las Vegas
Despite low unemployment rate, real estate obstacles persist
With an unemployment rate of 5.2% in April, preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests that the Las Vegas labor market is holding despite obstacles for commercia...
Large warehouses lead industrial vacancies to all-time high in San Antonio
Smaller properties see little construction and modest vacancies
The vacancy rate for large logistics properties has diverged from that of properties with less than 100,000 square feet, leading to a bifurcated and increasingly vacant industrial ...
Construction slows in San Antonio’s Tobin Hill, for now
Trendy San Antonio neighborhood sees decline in construction, despite planned and proposed projects
Few commercial construction projects are actively under construction today in San Antonio’s Tobin Hill, one of the city’s premier neighborhoods that has had significant development...
San Antonio’s office construction pipeline increasingly medical
Office space has been characterized as beleaguered, but performance varies by segment
As the general office construction pipeline declines close to an all-time low, particularly for multi-tenant space, outpatient medical space has managed to assume a larger share of...
Las Vegas’ southern and outlying areas see faster multifamily lease-ups
Western and central submarkets are leasing up relatively slowly
Despite a wave of development over the past three years, several multifamily properties in the Las Vegas Valley have been able to lease up their complexes at a relatively fast pace...
San Antonio leads nation in wage growth
Alamo City has widened lead over major US markets in the past three months
Over the past year, the average private-sector worker in San Antonio saw bigger wage gains than in any other major market in the United States.
What is fueling San Antonio’s resilient population growth?
The nation's primary and secondary markets are both growing
San Antonio added the fourth-most people of any city proper in the nation last year, even as ostensibly rival markets grew simultaneously.
Seguin is fastest-growing city in San Antonio area
San Antonio’s northeastern suburbs have been leaders in population growth
San Antonio’s northern and eastern suburban cities led the metropolitan area in yet another banner year for population growth in 2024, according to recent estimates released by the...
High supply meets high demand in Far West San Antonio
Commercial lease-ups have been slowing, in spite of significant tailwinds from residential growth
The forecast for Far West San Antonio has become bearish regarding the potential for significant vacancy reductions across all major commercial property types in the near term, wit...
Obstacles mount for Laredo, Texas, industrial market
While many investors remain bullish, tariffs could be a game changer
After years of significant expansion, several metrics across the Laredo, Texas, industrial market, including absorption and rent growth, have normalized close to their pre-pandemic...
Apartment rent growth in Nevada set to accelerate in 2025
Demographics, easing supply pressure support gains
The Nevada rental housing market could turn the corner this year.
Central Texan downtowns surpass suburbs during lease-ups
Urban cores defy expectations while suburbs weigh on market-wide absorption figures
Demand for new apartments appears to be strongest in the trendy urban areas of San Antonio and Austin, Texas, as suburban properties are left to compete primarily with their price ...
San Antonio undergoes high-rise building boom
Unlike the 1980s boom, today's high-rise construction scene is concentrated downtown
The 2020s are projected to be the second-highest decade for high-rise construction in the history of San Antonio’s commercial real estate market, mirroring both recent and historic...
Greater San Antonio projected to surpass 3 million people by early 2030s
Multiple population estimates offer bullish projection for Alamo City population growth
The San Antonio area may soon be home to more than 3 million residents, possibly securing a spot among the nation’s 20-most-populated metropolitan areas, in the 2030s.