Office trends better for Las Vegas than US overall
Las Vegas Valley is one of the nation’s least-vacant major office markets
Relatively higher occupancies, rent growth and demand have presented the Las Vegas office market with a better dynamic than that of the nation as a whole over the past few years, a...
Three trends shaping downtown San Antonio’s office market
From redevelopments to coworking to large, traditional office leases, downtown San Antonio evolves
Downtown San Antonio is changing, as building owners pivot and make decisions in the new reality for the office market.
Multifamily vacancies peak in San Antonio
Though absorption sufficient to arrest rising vacancy rates, substantial compression may not materialize until 2026
With absorption outmatching the number of completed projects during the first half of the year, the San Antonio multifamily market might finally be turning a corner.
South Texas industrial construction grows, diverging from national trend
Laredo and Rio Grande Valley lead increase as San Antonio and Corpus Christi slow down
Despite the relatively higher interest-rate environment of the past three years, industrial construction has proliferated in South Texas, even as development has cooled nationally.
Multifamily rents forfeit spring gains in San Antonio; Cooler fall looms
Price competition remains fierce between properties
San Antonio has reasserted its status as a "tenant’s market" as the summer of 2025 moves further into the rearview. With rent growth cooling alongside the weather, consistent gains...
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...