Vacancy Rates news and trends

Mall Vacancy Rate Reaches 20-Year High
Retail // January 07, 2020

U.S. shopping malls have reached the pinnacle of struggle, with empty shops hitting a 20-year high, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Tuesday (Jan. 7). By the end of 2019, there were more vacant stores than at any time during the past two recessions, according...

Vacancy Rate At Shopping Centers Hit 10.2 Percent In First Quarter
Retail // April 02, 2019

The vacancy rate of community shopping centers in the U.S. reached 10.2 percent in the first quarter — up from a year earlier but unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2018. Reuters, citing Reis, the real estate research firm, reported the vacancy rate in 28 of...

Mall Vacancy Rate Hits Highest Level Since 2012
Retail // July 03, 2018

The vacancy rate at malls around the country hit 8.6 percent in the second quarter, marking the highest level since back in 2012 when the U.S. was crawling out of the last recession. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, citing data from...

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Office Space Inventory in US Sees First Net Decline

July 27, 2023
The U.S. office market is in uncharted territory as the amount of office space has declined for what is likely the first time in history. Less than 5 million square feet of new offices broke ground in the U.S. so far this year, while 14.7 million square feet has been removed from the market, Bloomberg […]

Mall Vacancy Rate Reaches 20-Year High

January 07, 2020
U.S. shopping malls have reached the pinnacle of struggle, with empty shops hitting a 20-year high, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Tuesday (Jan. 7). By the end of 2019,...

Vacancy Rate At Shopping Centers Hit 10.2 Percent In First Quarter

April 02, 2019
The vacancy rate of community shopping centers in the U.S. reached 10.2 percent in the first quarter — up from a year earlier but unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2018....

Mall Vacancy Rate Hits Highest Level Since 2012

July 03, 2018
The vacancy rate at malls around the country hit 8.6 percent in the second quarter, marking the highest level since back in 2012 when the U.S. was crawling out of...