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.
Nevada’s population is growing faster than most Sun Belt states, with Vegas leading the way
State's relatively low cost of living, growing employment opportunities and allure of Sin City draw residents
Population growth in Nevada outpaced the average for both the United States and the Sun Belt over the past year as the state's relatively low cost of living, lack of state income t...
What San Antonio’s largest projects indicate about real estate in 2025
Less development in 2025 than 2024, but construction continues in South Central Texas
This year is projected to be a slower year for development than the last, with interest rates, lower demand and a slowing economy weighing on nearly every commercial property type ...
San Antonio faces big risks amidst federal lease cutbacks
City houses one of the most federally oriented office markets in Texas
As the federal government seeks to trim its office leases in 2025, San Antonio faces an outsize risk that could affect the forecast for this market in the near term.
Population growth is both fast and decelerating in San Antonio
Growth remains remarkably consistent in the Alamo City
Fast-growing San Antonio continued to draw an outsize share of the nation’s population growth last year, even as its rate of expansion decelerated.
Central Texas apartment rents struggle to rebound
Austin and San Antonio recently witnessed peaks for apartment completions
Multifamily rents have been on a downward slope in Central Texas over the past 12 months, as Austin and San Antonio grapple with a large wave of recently completed projects.
Central Texas leads the state in job growth
San Antonio and Austin continue to post outsized job gains
The Central Texas markets of San Antonio and Austin proved their resilience last year, with both metropolitan areas expanding their job base well above the national average.
Industrial turnover soars in Central Texas
Austin and San Antonio led Texas in sales activity last year
The Central Texas markets of Austin and San Antonio led the state in industrial turnover last year, indicating relatively high levels of sales activity in an otherwise down market ...
Both California and Texas are growing, but for different reasons
Population growth is back in the Golden State
The nation’s two largest states added the most and third-most people to their populations last year, even as their underlying demographic drivers remain distinct.
Demand meets supply in Brownsville’s multifamily market
Construction activity modest in eastern half of Rio Grande Valley
As 2025 begins, the Rio Grande Valley’s eastern market has posted encouraging absorption figures from 2024, which highlight notable demand for the area's multifamily market.
GDP growth most resilient in San Antonio among major Texas markets
Economic growth decelerated in Texas between 2022 and 2023, but San Antonio was state’s most resilient large market
According to recent data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed in most major metropolitan areas in the United States between 2022 and 202...
Tide may be turning for San Antonio’s office market
Several key indicators have shifted positively over the past few months
Despite the omnipresent turmoil that has plagued the national office market for nearly five years, a few key indicators are now displaying signs of cautious optimism in some pocket...
Average weekly earnings soar in San Antonio
Worker pay increasing faster than in almost every other major US market
Average weekly earnings for private-sector workers grew faster in San Antonio than in all but one of the nation’s forty largest metropolitan areas between October 2023 and October ...
Apartments are getting larger in San Antonio
Average apartment size has increased nearly 10% since 2000
Larger bedroom arrangements are becoming more popular to build in the San Antonio multifamily market.
Job growth firmly propels San Antonio toward 2025
Resilient white-collar employment supports office demand
With cyclical industries showing few job losses and counter-cyclical sectors supporting the market to a notable extent, San Antonio’s labor market is in better shape than most as i...
Low retail availability inhibits leasing in Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville and McAllen both boast low vacancy and high population growth
Retail leasing volume appears much as it was five years ago in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, largely reflecting a lack of available space in Brownsville and McAllen.