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Q2 National Office Market Report

The US office property market continued on a steady course of progress, shaving another 10 basis points off the vacancy rate for the third consecutive quarter. The benchmark rate now stands at 11.4%. While there are several markets outperforming the national average, net absorption and leasing activity is consistently positive across the country in both primary and secondary markets.

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Landlord or Tenants Market? - Q2 2014 Office Market Report

Day in and day out, our job as real estate brokers is to keep our clients up to date on market trends and advise them as to how to leverage the market to meet their long and short term goals. As the market slowly rebounds from the recession, we are left to answer the question, “ Whose market is it anyway? ”

Some brokers will say tenants are quickly losing the strong upper hand they have held since the recession. Others will say that landlords still have to compete aggressively for tenants. The rest of us are left scratching our heads because it cannot be explained so simply these days. In truth, the Orange County market cannot be easily described on a macro level. The tenant vs. landlord tug of war needs to be examined at a micro level and varies submarket to submarket, and at this point, even building to building.

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Understanding the Numbers – Q1 2014 Office Market Report

Market indicators show a weakened tenant demand in Q1 but the truth is in the details. Several large tenants have played musical chairs throughout the country and it has painted an unclear picture. Although tenant activity has stalled, landlord confidence has continued to gain momentum and rents continue to rise and while concessions dip. 

First-quarter rents countywide are up 6.1% since lease rates bottomed in 2012. Lease rates are likely to continue increasing as landlords push rents to rejuvenate internal growth. The weighted average of asking full-service rents for available space remains 23% off its peak in 2007.

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