The document summarizes North American office market indicators for Q3 2014. Vacancy rates declined slightly in both the US and Canada while absorption increased. Job growth drove office demand in both countries, leading to a broadening economic recovery. Office-using employment increased more than total employment, with growth seen across more industry sectors and geographic regions. Transaction volume was also up, reflecting continued strong investor demand.
North American Office Highlights Q4 2014Coy Davidson
This document summarizes key findings from Colliers International's Q4 2014 North American office market report. It finds that:
1) The U.S. office vacancy rate decreased while the Canadian rate increased, bringing the overall North American vacancy rate down.
2) Absorption in the U.S. was strong, reaching its highest levels since 2006, while construction activity also increased.
3) Transaction volume reached a post-recession high in 2014, though it remained below peak levels, with investment concentrated in major cities.
Colliers North American Office Highlights 2Q 2013Coy Davidson
The document provides a summary of key office market indicators for North America in Q2 2013. Some key points:
- The overall North American vacancy rate decreased slightly to 13.86% due to declines in the US rate, while the Canadian rate increased slightly.
- Net absorption surged to 15.5 million square feet, an increase from the previous quarter, driven by an improving US economy despite headwinds.
- Construction activity remains low compared to historical levels and concentrated in strong demand markets, which will support the recovery.
- Transaction volume increased 36% year-over-year, with investors taking on more risk amid global economic weakness.
The quarterly economic indicators report for Northeast Ohio in Q4 2010 found signs of gradual economic improvement. Manufacturing employment increased by almost 10,000 jobs and services employment increased by 6,000 jobs compared to Q4 2009. The unemployment rate dropped nearly 1% to 9.3% and initial unemployment claims decreased from 7,100 to 5,600 between Q4 2009 and Q4 2010. Republican John Kasich was elected governor of Ohio and plans to establish JobsOhio, a new not-for-profit corporation, to direct economic development and job creation efforts in the state.
With the economy growing at its fastest pace in the current cycle, employers across industries are adding jobs, especially in urban and dense markets where talent is migrating. As a result, expansionary activity remained the dominant driver of leasing in the third quarter, accounting for 57.9 percent of lease transactions.
U.S. employment showed a healthy return to growth in February with 242,000 net new jobs. Unemployment remained at 4.9 percent, but total unemployment dropped to just 9.7 percent—the lowest rate since before the recession.
February 2016 U.S. employment update and outlook JLL
The labor market recorded a soft opening to 2016, adding only 151,000 new jobs, although unemployment fell below 5.0 percent for the first time since 2008.
The document provides an analysis of the Q4 2019 industrial real estate market in St. Louis. It finds that employment in the industrial sector grew 2.4% year-over-year, driven by growth in the construction sector. Absorption topped 4 million square feet for the fourth straight year thanks largely to expansions by World Wide Technology. Vacancy rates rose above 5% as several new speculative buildings delivered vacant space to the market. Leasing activity continued to be dominated by smaller tenants under 100,000 square feet.
North American Office Highlights Q4 2014Coy Davidson
This document summarizes key findings from Colliers International's Q4 2014 North American office market report. It finds that:
1) The U.S. office vacancy rate decreased while the Canadian rate increased, bringing the overall North American vacancy rate down.
2) Absorption in the U.S. was strong, reaching its highest levels since 2006, while construction activity also increased.
3) Transaction volume reached a post-recession high in 2014, though it remained below peak levels, with investment concentrated in major cities.
Colliers North American Office Highlights 2Q 2013Coy Davidson
The document provides a summary of key office market indicators for North America in Q2 2013. Some key points:
- The overall North American vacancy rate decreased slightly to 13.86% due to declines in the US rate, while the Canadian rate increased slightly.
- Net absorption surged to 15.5 million square feet, an increase from the previous quarter, driven by an improving US economy despite headwinds.
- Construction activity remains low compared to historical levels and concentrated in strong demand markets, which will support the recovery.
- Transaction volume increased 36% year-over-year, with investors taking on more risk amid global economic weakness.
The quarterly economic indicators report for Northeast Ohio in Q4 2010 found signs of gradual economic improvement. Manufacturing employment increased by almost 10,000 jobs and services employment increased by 6,000 jobs compared to Q4 2009. The unemployment rate dropped nearly 1% to 9.3% and initial unemployment claims decreased from 7,100 to 5,600 between Q4 2009 and Q4 2010. Republican John Kasich was elected governor of Ohio and plans to establish JobsOhio, a new not-for-profit corporation, to direct economic development and job creation efforts in the state.
With the economy growing at its fastest pace in the current cycle, employers across industries are adding jobs, especially in urban and dense markets where talent is migrating. As a result, expansionary activity remained the dominant driver of leasing in the third quarter, accounting for 57.9 percent of lease transactions.
U.S. employment showed a healthy return to growth in February with 242,000 net new jobs. Unemployment remained at 4.9 percent, but total unemployment dropped to just 9.7 percent—the lowest rate since before the recession.
February 2016 U.S. employment update and outlook JLL
The labor market recorded a soft opening to 2016, adding only 151,000 new jobs, although unemployment fell below 5.0 percent for the first time since 2008.
The document provides an analysis of the Q4 2019 industrial real estate market in St. Louis. It finds that employment in the industrial sector grew 2.4% year-over-year, driven by growth in the construction sector. Absorption topped 4 million square feet for the fourth straight year thanks largely to expansions by World Wide Technology. Vacancy rates rose above 5% as several new speculative buildings delivered vacant space to the market. Leasing activity continued to be dominated by smaller tenants under 100,000 square feet.
U.S. office market trends and outlook (Q1 2016) JLL
Outlooks leading into the new year called for further expansion across U.S. office markets. However, stock market tumbles driven by a weakening China and depleted oil prices shifted sentiment from that of a growth perspective to one of increased caution. Despite this, economic and real estate fundamentals remain primarily landlord-favorable through the remainder of 2016.
Learn more, and see market-by-market comparisons, at http://bit.ly/1qrZZGm
Five up and coming real estate markets for 2016JLL
Demand for office space is rising in five up and coming real estate markets, where costs are affordable and talent is strong. See more at http://bit.ly/1RJlmOU
Canada Employment and Labour market - December 2016 - analysis and commentarypaul young cpa, cga
The document provides an analysis of Canada's December 2016 labor market trends and commentary from various sources. Some key points from the labor market summary include a rise in employment of 54,000 driven by full-time work, an increased unemployment rate of 6.9%, and total employment gains of 214,000 over 12 months. Provincial impacts are also discussed, noting gains in Quebec and declines in Newfoundland and Labrador and Saskatchewan. Specific industries trends both positive and negative are also highlighted.
RECI July 2016 Metro Chicago Core MOB SnapshotThomas Amato
The document provides an analysis of the Metro Chicago medical office building (MOB) market for the second quarter of 2016. It finds that while job growth and demand for healthcare services remains strong, the MOB market is showing signs of slowing absorption due to a large single vacancy. Specifically, vacancy rose to 13.7% due to the vacancy of a 153,000 square foot building, while average asking rents continued to increase. The outlook remains positive, with expectations that vacancy will decline over the long term as demand and MOB job growth remain strong, fueling need for additional space.
This is presentation discusses job quality in Canada as well as comparing Canada job quality with other countries like Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Spain and Greece.
The Lehigh Valley economy at a glance, from the perspective of the regional economic development organization, Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation.
For more information, visit lehighvalley.org or call 610-266-6775.
This presentation will discuss Canada Labour Market Trends for July 2016. The presentation will look at wages, job openings, job creation, job losses and key government policies,
Caution: The presentation also provides details by month. It is important to look at the overall trends and not just one month.
Summary
Employment by Sector
Job Creation Target for 2016
BM Analysis/Comments Employment
BMO/Urbanized areas employment
Key Quotes/Bloomberg
Labour Rates
Top tech cities: Exploring demand, leasing growth, VC funding and more JLL
See what’s going on in America’s top tech markets, and some key trends we’re seeing nationwide. In this presentation, we explore tech leasing growth, tech company demand in key markets and submarkets (and its impact on office rental rates), where to find the best opportunity for VC funding and more.
Visit http://bit.ly/1Sg3RSN for more on what’s happening in today’s tech markets nationwide.
This document summarizes economic indicators and trends in Houston, Texas. It finds that while Houston added over 15,000 jobs in 2015, growth has slowed significantly since the dramatic fall in oil prices in late 2014. The energy sector, particularly upstream exploration and production, has been hardest hit, though other industries like healthcare and trade have provided job gains. Population growth remains strong at over 2.5% annually. Despite challenges from low oil prices, Houston's diverse economy, large port and medical sector position it for continued importance.
Regions Charting New Directions: Metropolitan Business PlanningRWVentures
Delivered at the Winter meeting of the Mayor's Innovation Project, this presentation considers the questions that regions should answer in order to understand their unique opportunities for economic growth.
Paul Overberg presents "Gross Domestic Product" during a Reynolds Center workshop, "Mining the Census for Local Business Stories."
For more information, please visit businessjournalism.org.
Presentation to glyndwr university 22 januaryMark Beatson
This document discusses how economic trends may impact managing people in organizations. It notes that the economy is expected to see slower growth than 2014 but better than the past 5 years. The labor market will continue expanding but wage growth is unlikely before 2016 if productivity increases. Population aging will affect both product demand and labor supply. Technological advances may reshape the labor market and required skills. European economic conditions will continue influencing the UK economy due to trade links. Long term trends like an aging population and rise of the knowledge economy are also discussed.
The Cincinnati metro area added 19,300 jobs over the past year and unemployment rose slightly to 5.5%. The office employment sector gained 6,800 jobs, led by professional and business services adding 6,200 jobs. Total US jobs increased by 126,000 in March, below forecasts. Cincinnati's economy is growing, with expected job growth of 2% and nearly 21,000 new jobs in 2015. Several Cincinnati businesses are expanding, including Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, RoundTower Technologies, and Startek USA.
This document provides an overview of the job and labor market in the Lehigh Valley region as of June 2014. It includes statistics on employment, unemployment rates, major employers, in-demand occupations, and trends in key industry clusters like healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing. The unemployment rate in the Lehigh Valley metro area saw a small decrease in April 2014 compared to the previous year. While the overall number of jobs increased slightly over the past year, certain sectors like healthcare and government saw declines. The document outlines several industry clusters targeted for growth in the region, including healthcare, manufacturing, business services, information technology, and green energy.
"Originally developed as a two-day training for HUD Choice Neighborhood program grantees, this presentation was delivered to grantees from NeighborWorks America's Catalytic Grant Program. The training presents the rationale and structure of a new approach to comprehensive neighborhood economic development: ""neighborhood business planning."" After walking through the effects and implications of the transition to the knowledge economy, the presentation provides a framework for seeing neighborhoods as dynamic systems whose role in the economy is to develop and deploy assets (e.g., workers, businesses) into larger markets.
An overview of neighborhood types and their unique roles within regions follows, along with data on the typical trajectories of different neighborhood types. Sections on each of five market levers (human capital, clusters, innovation and entrepreneurship, urban growth form and governance) show how the development of neighborhood goals, market analysis, strategies and initiatives can create neighborhoods of opportunity in connection with their region. Local-facing issues like housing, retail and other amenities are examined in relation to their effect on creating neighborhoods of choice that certain populations are attracted to, influencing a neighborhood's type and trajectory. The presentation concludes with an overview of the most comprehensive application of neighborhood business planning to-date: the Greater Chatham Initiative."
Positioning Your Neighborhood for Economic DevelopmentRWVentures
This document outlines strategic development scenarios for redeveloping an underutilized site owned by the Casey Foundation in Atlanta. Four scenarios are presented: a regional distribution hub, a mixed white/blue collar business services hub, a blue-collar innovation hub, and a mixed-use food development. Tradeoffs of each are analyzed based on job creation, quality and accessibility; market viability; connectivity; and catalytic potential. Three scenarios - a mixed B2B hub, blue-collar innovation hub, and mixed-use food development - were prioritized. A developer has been selected to create a final development scheme integrating priorities around jobs, sustainability, connectivity, and leadership.
The document summarizes North American office market indicators for Q3 2014. Some key points:
- Vacancy rates decreased slightly in both the US and Canada while net absorption increased.
- Job and office-using employment growth has driven demand, with broad-based growth across sectors and regions.
- Construction activity remains concentrated in major markets, accounting for over 60% of space under construction.
- Economic and office market recoveries are strengthening and broadening across more markets.
Colliers North American Office Report Q1 2014Chris Fyvie
The document provides a summary of North American office market indicators for Q1 2014. Some key points:
- Vacancy rates decreased slightly across North America, while absorption, construction, and rental rates varied between increasing and decreasing in different markets.
- Intellectual capital, energy, and education (ICEE) markets continue to lead the office recovery, with vacancy decreasing more in these markets.
- Sun Belt markets represented a disproportionate share of absorption, driven by growth in professional services industries.
- Construction activity remains concentrated in markets with strong demand like Boston, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley.
The document summarizes the key takeaways from a Q1 2015 North American office market outlook report. It finds that while US economic and job growth slowed in Q1 due to poor weather, a weak energy industry, and reduced exports, the office market recovery is expected to continue through 2015 as growth strengthens. The North American vacancy rate was flat at 12.9% in Q1, with a modest increase in Canada and no change in the larger US market. Office absorption slowed in North America but the US suburban market saw strong growth, while US CBD absorption virtually halted. Construction activity decreased slightly in the US for only the second time in the recovery.
U.S. office market trends and outlook (Q1 2016) JLL
Outlooks leading into the new year called for further expansion across U.S. office markets. However, stock market tumbles driven by a weakening China and depleted oil prices shifted sentiment from that of a growth perspective to one of increased caution. Despite this, economic and real estate fundamentals remain primarily landlord-favorable through the remainder of 2016.
Learn more, and see market-by-market comparisons, at http://bit.ly/1qrZZGm
Five up and coming real estate markets for 2016JLL
Demand for office space is rising in five up and coming real estate markets, where costs are affordable and talent is strong. See more at http://bit.ly/1RJlmOU
Canada Employment and Labour market - December 2016 - analysis and commentarypaul young cpa, cga
The document provides an analysis of Canada's December 2016 labor market trends and commentary from various sources. Some key points from the labor market summary include a rise in employment of 54,000 driven by full-time work, an increased unemployment rate of 6.9%, and total employment gains of 214,000 over 12 months. Provincial impacts are also discussed, noting gains in Quebec and declines in Newfoundland and Labrador and Saskatchewan. Specific industries trends both positive and negative are also highlighted.
RECI July 2016 Metro Chicago Core MOB SnapshotThomas Amato
The document provides an analysis of the Metro Chicago medical office building (MOB) market for the second quarter of 2016. It finds that while job growth and demand for healthcare services remains strong, the MOB market is showing signs of slowing absorption due to a large single vacancy. Specifically, vacancy rose to 13.7% due to the vacancy of a 153,000 square foot building, while average asking rents continued to increase. The outlook remains positive, with expectations that vacancy will decline over the long term as demand and MOB job growth remain strong, fueling need for additional space.
This is presentation discusses job quality in Canada as well as comparing Canada job quality with other countries like Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Spain and Greece.
The Lehigh Valley economy at a glance, from the perspective of the regional economic development organization, Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation.
For more information, visit lehighvalley.org or call 610-266-6775.
This presentation will discuss Canada Labour Market Trends for July 2016. The presentation will look at wages, job openings, job creation, job losses and key government policies,
Caution: The presentation also provides details by month. It is important to look at the overall trends and not just one month.
Summary
Employment by Sector
Job Creation Target for 2016
BM Analysis/Comments Employment
BMO/Urbanized areas employment
Key Quotes/Bloomberg
Labour Rates
Top tech cities: Exploring demand, leasing growth, VC funding and more JLL
See what’s going on in America’s top tech markets, and some key trends we’re seeing nationwide. In this presentation, we explore tech leasing growth, tech company demand in key markets and submarkets (and its impact on office rental rates), where to find the best opportunity for VC funding and more.
Visit http://bit.ly/1Sg3RSN for more on what’s happening in today’s tech markets nationwide.
This document summarizes economic indicators and trends in Houston, Texas. It finds that while Houston added over 15,000 jobs in 2015, growth has slowed significantly since the dramatic fall in oil prices in late 2014. The energy sector, particularly upstream exploration and production, has been hardest hit, though other industries like healthcare and trade have provided job gains. Population growth remains strong at over 2.5% annually. Despite challenges from low oil prices, Houston's diverse economy, large port and medical sector position it for continued importance.
Regions Charting New Directions: Metropolitan Business PlanningRWVentures
Delivered at the Winter meeting of the Mayor's Innovation Project, this presentation considers the questions that regions should answer in order to understand their unique opportunities for economic growth.
Paul Overberg presents "Gross Domestic Product" during a Reynolds Center workshop, "Mining the Census for Local Business Stories."
For more information, please visit businessjournalism.org.
Presentation to glyndwr university 22 januaryMark Beatson
This document discusses how economic trends may impact managing people in organizations. It notes that the economy is expected to see slower growth than 2014 but better than the past 5 years. The labor market will continue expanding but wage growth is unlikely before 2016 if productivity increases. Population aging will affect both product demand and labor supply. Technological advances may reshape the labor market and required skills. European economic conditions will continue influencing the UK economy due to trade links. Long term trends like an aging population and rise of the knowledge economy are also discussed.
The Cincinnati metro area added 19,300 jobs over the past year and unemployment rose slightly to 5.5%. The office employment sector gained 6,800 jobs, led by professional and business services adding 6,200 jobs. Total US jobs increased by 126,000 in March, below forecasts. Cincinnati's economy is growing, with expected job growth of 2% and nearly 21,000 new jobs in 2015. Several Cincinnati businesses are expanding, including Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, RoundTower Technologies, and Startek USA.
This document provides an overview of the job and labor market in the Lehigh Valley region as of June 2014. It includes statistics on employment, unemployment rates, major employers, in-demand occupations, and trends in key industry clusters like healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing. The unemployment rate in the Lehigh Valley metro area saw a small decrease in April 2014 compared to the previous year. While the overall number of jobs increased slightly over the past year, certain sectors like healthcare and government saw declines. The document outlines several industry clusters targeted for growth in the region, including healthcare, manufacturing, business services, information technology, and green energy.
"Originally developed as a two-day training for HUD Choice Neighborhood program grantees, this presentation was delivered to grantees from NeighborWorks America's Catalytic Grant Program. The training presents the rationale and structure of a new approach to comprehensive neighborhood economic development: ""neighborhood business planning."" After walking through the effects and implications of the transition to the knowledge economy, the presentation provides a framework for seeing neighborhoods as dynamic systems whose role in the economy is to develop and deploy assets (e.g., workers, businesses) into larger markets.
An overview of neighborhood types and their unique roles within regions follows, along with data on the typical trajectories of different neighborhood types. Sections on each of five market levers (human capital, clusters, innovation and entrepreneurship, urban growth form and governance) show how the development of neighborhood goals, market analysis, strategies and initiatives can create neighborhoods of opportunity in connection with their region. Local-facing issues like housing, retail and other amenities are examined in relation to their effect on creating neighborhoods of choice that certain populations are attracted to, influencing a neighborhood's type and trajectory. The presentation concludes with an overview of the most comprehensive application of neighborhood business planning to-date: the Greater Chatham Initiative."
Positioning Your Neighborhood for Economic DevelopmentRWVentures
This document outlines strategic development scenarios for redeveloping an underutilized site owned by the Casey Foundation in Atlanta. Four scenarios are presented: a regional distribution hub, a mixed white/blue collar business services hub, a blue-collar innovation hub, and a mixed-use food development. Tradeoffs of each are analyzed based on job creation, quality and accessibility; market viability; connectivity; and catalytic potential. Three scenarios - a mixed B2B hub, blue-collar innovation hub, and mixed-use food development - were prioritized. A developer has been selected to create a final development scheme integrating priorities around jobs, sustainability, connectivity, and leadership.
The document summarizes North American office market indicators for Q3 2014. Some key points:
- Vacancy rates decreased slightly in both the US and Canada while net absorption increased.
- Job and office-using employment growth has driven demand, with broad-based growth across sectors and regions.
- Construction activity remains concentrated in major markets, accounting for over 60% of space under construction.
- Economic and office market recoveries are strengthening and broadening across more markets.
Colliers North American Office Report Q1 2014Chris Fyvie
The document provides a summary of North American office market indicators for Q1 2014. Some key points:
- Vacancy rates decreased slightly across North America, while absorption, construction, and rental rates varied between increasing and decreasing in different markets.
- Intellectual capital, energy, and education (ICEE) markets continue to lead the office recovery, with vacancy decreasing more in these markets.
- Sun Belt markets represented a disproportionate share of absorption, driven by growth in professional services industries.
- Construction activity remains concentrated in markets with strong demand like Boston, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley.
The document summarizes the key takeaways from a Q1 2015 North American office market outlook report. It finds that while US economic and job growth slowed in Q1 due to poor weather, a weak energy industry, and reduced exports, the office market recovery is expected to continue through 2015 as growth strengthens. The North American vacancy rate was flat at 12.9% in Q1, with a modest increase in Canada and no change in the larger US market. Office absorption slowed in North America but the US suburban market saw strong growth, while US CBD absorption virtually halted. Construction activity decreased slightly in the US for only the second time in the recovery.
Q1 2015 North American Office HighlightsCoy Davidson
The document summarizes key trends in the North American office market in Q1 2015. While US economic and job growth slowed in Q1 due to poor weather and weakness in energy, the office market recovery is expected to continue for the rest of 2015. The overall vacancy rate was flat, with a modest increase in Canada and no change in the larger US market. Office absorption slowed but construction activity also decreased slightly. Going forward, investor demand for office properties is expected to remain robust in 2015.
North American Commercial Real Estate ReportChris Fyvie
We are pleased to share with you the our latest North American Research Report -covering approximately 70 metro areas - demonstrating that the office market in the United States and Canada will continue a steady growth, but will lack in the force and pace of prior cycles. However, positive market trends exist, including strong absorption and declining vacancy rates in all the major U.S. CBDs. Additionally, construction is increasing, but remains below historic highs.
2015 2Q North American Office Market ReportCoy Davidson
The U.S. office market saw improvements in Q2 2015, with vacancy rates declining and absorption improving. However, the Canadian office market weakened, with rising vacancy rates driven by falling oil prices. Overall North American vacancy fell slightly to 12.7%, with U.S. vacancy down to 13.0% and Canadian vacancy up to 9.1%. Absorption was positive in the U.S. at 23.1 million square feet but negative in Canada at -0.5 million square feet. The outlook remains positive for the U.S. office market but negative for Canada due to economic challenges from low oil prices.
Columbus MSA employment was up 8,200 (0.8 percent) from March to June, ahead of Ohio’s increase of 0.4 percent and the U.S. increase of 0.6 percent, according to the Q2 economic update report produced by Columbus 2020. Going into the second half of the year, unemployment in the Columbus Region continued to decline at 4.6 percent, compared to June state and national rates of 5.5 and 6.1, respectively.
- The US office market continued to feel the impact of the COVID-19 recession in Q4 2020, with vacancy rates rising to 15.5% as absorption fell to -43 million square feet. Sublease space availability nearly doubled year-over-year to over 111 million square feet.
- Job losses led to falling demand for office space, with 1.2 million fewer office jobs in Q4 than before the pandemic. A record number of markets had negative absorption, bringing total space given back over three quarters to 103 million square feet.
- With vaccines now being distributed but COVID cases still rising, the outlook calls for further vacancy increases and rent declines in 2021, though recovery is expected to accelerate in the second
The DC Development Report is a summary of the major development and construction projects in the District of Columbia. The Washington, DC Economic Partnership (WDCEP) began tracking development activity in 2001 with the hope of creating a comprehensive database that would answer a number of questions in regards to the construction activity in the city. The Report summarizes our entire database of projects, highlights major projects and what lies ahead for development in the District of Columbia.
This update of the DC Development Report is an overview of development activity and of the expansion occurring in DC. As a resource book, it is a compilation of nearly 14 years of data collection and research that provides an overview of an ever-changing development and construction cycle.
The WDCEP performs an annual “development census” in the month of September and receives contributions from more than 100 developers, architects, contractors and economic development organizations. This outreach results in updates to more than 350 projects. While our database of projects is constantly being updated, for the purposes of this publication all data reflects project status, design and information as of September 2014.
In 2014 the WDCEP partnered with CBRE to provide an economic overview of DC and in-depth analysis of the office, retail and residential markets. Although every attempt was made to ensure the quality of the information contained in this document, the WDCEP and CBRE makes no warranty or guarantee as to its accuracy, completeness or usefulness for any given purpose.
Q1 - 2015 North American Industrial HighlightsCoy Davidson
The North American industrial vacancy rate declined 15 basis points to 6.7% in Q1 2015. Net absorption was strong at 63.1 million square feet, while 52.0 million square feet of new space was added. Healthy demand and a need for modern space has led to an upswing in construction activity in both the US and Canada. Tightening market conditions have pushed up industrial rents, with average US warehouse rents rising 2.2% to $5.16 per square foot.
2014 Q4 NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HIGHLIGHTSCoy Davidson
The North American industrial market continued strengthening in Q4 2014:
- Vacancy rates decreased to 6.8%, with the U.S. rate falling to 7.2% and the Canadian rate remaining flat at 4.0%.
- Net absorption was robust at 70.7 million square feet, with U.S. absorption at 67 million square feet.
- Construction accelerated, totaling 178.2 million square feet, up from 155.9 million square feet in Q3 2014. However, absorption still exceeded new supply.
- Strong economic and e-commerce growth have expanded demand in distribution and intermodal markets beyond the recovery phase.
The retail market report summarizes 2015 trends in the Phoenix metro area. It notes that 65,700 jobs were added in 2015, home starts increased 70% year-over-year, and these economic gains are boosting consumer confidence. Retail vacancy rates declined to 9.3% while net absorption was 1.77 million square feet. Average rental rates increased to $14/sqft, up from $13.62/sqft in 2014. The report concludes that with continued job and housing growth, the retail sector is poised for growth in 2016.
This document analyzes the economic conditions in St. Louis County, Missouri. It discusses how St. Louis County emerged as the economic powerhouse of the St. Louis area in the 1980s, containing the largest labor force and number of jobs in the region. While the county experienced growth in the late 1990s, recessions in the early 2000s and 2009 took a toll on the economy. The document examines the county's economic composition using location quotients to identify basic industries, and calculates a base multiplier of 11.79 to understand job creation. A shift-share analysis is also utilized to investigate industry performance at the local level.
The document summarizes economic indicators for Northeast Ohio in Q4 2010. It reports that the region saw improvements over Q4 2009, with manufacturing jobs up almost 10,000 and service sector jobs up 6,000. Unemployment claims and rates decreased from the previous year. John Kasich was elected governor of Ohio and plans to establish JobsOhio to promote economic development. Several development projects were also announced in the region.
Economic growth remains robust in the Denver metro area, with 48,100 new jobs added over the past 12 months. The unemployment rate has declined to 5.1% from 6.5% a year ago. Job growth has been strongest in the professional/business services, education/health services, and tourism/hospitality industries. The regional economy continues to diversify, with expansions in manufacturing, mining/construction, and technology sectors. Business confidence remains positive based on continued growth in both the regional and national economies.
U.S. employment update and outlook: January 2015 JLL
The U.S. labor market added 252,000 net new jobs in December, bringing total job gains in 2014 to 3.0 million. The unemployment rate declined to 5.6% as consistent job growth outpaced labor force growth. Several industries like construction, education, health and leisure saw strong job additions that offset slower growth in the office-using sector. Overall the report indicates the labor market recovery continued in December with widespread job gains across most states and metropolitan areas.
U.S. employment update and outlook: December 2014JLL
November gain of 321,000 jobs confirms the strength of the recovery
The U.S. economy saw the growth of an additional 321,000 net new jobs in November. With revisions of earlier months' data, makes November the ninth consecutive month with gains surpassing 200,000 jobs.
Unemployment remained steady from the previous month at 5.8 percent. Total unemployment—which includes detached workers—dropped by 10 basis points to a recovery low of 11.4 percent, as the number of marginally detached workers slowly declines.
See more economic, office and real estate research at http://bit.ly/1s2tk4M
The trade, transportation and utilities sector added the most jobs (2,200) in San Diego County in December 2016, contributing to a decrease in the unemployment rate. Overall, 28,900 jobs were added in 2016, a 2% annual increase. San Diego has a diverse economy led by government, professional services, healthcare, retail, and hospitality. Strong employment growth is fueling demand across commercial real estate sectors, including positive net absorption in the office, industrial, and retail markets with declining vacancy rates.
U.S. employment update and outlook: October 2014JLL
Unemployment dips to 5.9 percent in September—its first time below 6.0 percent during the recovery.
The U.S. economy got back on track in September, bouncing back from a sluggish August with 248,000 net new jobs. Growth occurred across sectors and geographies, with office-using industries in particular benefiting from improved corporate confidence leading to permanent hiring.
Total unemployment, which includes discouraged and marginally detached workers, also declined slightly to 11.8 percent, bringing it below the 10-year average.
With numerous other employment metrics all pointing up—including job openings, voluntary quits and CEO confidence—sentiment will only become more optimistic over the coming months.
See more real estate and economic research at: http://bit.ly/1vIGt6m
October 2015 U.S. employment update and outlookJLL
September’s jobs figures were below expectations, with only 142,000 jobs added and August downwardly revised to 136,000. Although some of this may be attributed to seasonality, strong external fundamentals signal that slower figures may be the result of an impending talent crunch.
Colliers canada national market snapshot 2020 q4Chris Fyvie
• Although Q4 2020 has brought good news on the vaccine front and removing some of the overall economic uncertainty, we are not in the clear yet and some asset types will take longer to rebound than others.
• The office market continues to experience rising vacancy, predominantly due to rising downtown sublet space. This corresponds with office attendance levels, which are trending below 15% in downtowns, compared to around 30% in the suburbs.
• After a brief pause in activity earlier in the pandemic, the industrial market continued to tighten in Q4 2020. Despite some weakness in bricks and mortar and restaurant distribution as well as in experiential users, strong demand from e-commerce and grocery users drove vacancy down and rents stable.
• The first half of 2021 will remain difficult for many. However, like in 2020, as summer 2021 approaches the economy is expected to thaw. This economic rebound will pick up steam as the vaccine rollout reaches completion.
This document provides an overview of office market statistics for various submarkets in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) for the first quarter of 2017. Key metrics reported include number of buildings, total office inventory, vacant space, vacancy rates, available space, absorption rates, and average asking rental rates. The Financial Core submarket had 94 buildings totaling 37 million square feet of office inventory, with a vacancy rate of 4.4% and average asking gross rent of $58.72 per square foot.
Downtown toronto office survey package august 25 2016Chris Fyvie
This document provides property listings for various office spaces in downtown Toronto. It includes summaries of 12 different properties, listing available suites with details on area, rent rates, and expenses. Floor plans are also included for some of the suites. The listings range in size from 2,244 square feet to 4,066 square feet and are located across the financial district. Rent rates vary between $24 to $42.75 per square foot depending on the building and suite.
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Colliers na office_2014_q3_final
1. Q3 2014 | OFFICE
NORTH AMERICA
HIGHLIGHTS
MARKET INDICATORS
Relative to prior period
US
Q3
2014
NORTH AMERICAN OFFICE MARKET
Summary Statistics, Q3 2014
COLLIERS.COM
US
Q4
2014*
Canada
Q3
2014
Canada
Q4
2014*
VACANCY
NET ABSORPTION
CONSTRUCTION
RENTAL RATE**
*Projected Construction is the change in Under Construction.
**Rental rates for current quarter are for CBD Class A space.
Rent forecast is for metro-wide rents.
US CAN NA
VACANCY RATE (%) 13.46% 8.43% 13.11%
CHANGE FROM Q2 2014 (%) -0.22% -0.12% -0.21%
ABSORPTION (MSF) 16.6 1.2 17.8
NEW CONSTRUCTION (MSF) 7.4 0.6 8.0
UNDER CONSTRUCTION (MSF) 88.9 20.7 109.6
ASKING RENTS PER SF US CAN
DOWNTOWN CLASS A ($) $45.68 $49.89
CHANGE FROM Q2 2014 (%) 1.5% 2.7%
SUBURBAN CLASS A ($) $27.61 $30.32
CHANGE FROM Q2 2014 (%) 1.3% -1.3%
Tech, Sun Belt Office Markets
Lead Broad Recovery
ANDREA CROSS National Office Research Manager | USA
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Job growth drove office demand in both the U.S. and Canada through the first three quarters of
2014. Employment grew year-over-year in both countries, with the U.S. on pace to create the
most jobs in 2014 since 1999.
• U.S. office-using employment growth was even stronger than overall job growth, at 2.8%
year-over-year in September compared with 1.9% growth in total payrolls. About 1.3 office-using
jobs have been added during the recovery for every 1 office-using job lost in the recession.
• Indicative of the broadening economic and office market recoveries, just 15 of the 84 U.S. metro
areas tracked by Colliers lost office-using jobs year-over-year in August 2014. Previous laggards
such as Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Phoenix and Jacksonville were among the
strongest markets for office-using job growth.
• The North American vacancy rate in Q3 2014 decreased by 21 basis points to 13.1%, with
improvements in both the U.S. and Canada. The U.S. vacancy rate of 13.5% was the lowest
since Q2 2008.
• North American absorption of 17.8 million square feet (MSF) in Q3 2014 was the highest
quarterly total this year, with both the U.S. and Canada posting positive absorption both in Q3
2014 and year-to-date.
• In a notable shift from recent quarters, absorption in the primary finance, insurance and real
estate (FIRE) markets at 6.9 MSF nearly equaled the 7.9 MSF of absorption in the primary
intellectual capital, energy and education (ICEE) markets. With the ICEE markets having led the
current recovery, strong absorption in the FIRE markets indicates how much the recovery has
broadened to include markets driven by more traditional office-using industries.
• Construction activity continued to tick up in Q3 2014 but remains highly concentrated in a small
number of markets. More than 60% of the 110 MSF underway in North America is located in the
top 10 metro areas.
• According to Real Capital Analytics, North American office transaction volume reached $32.0
billion in Q3 2014, the highest total this year. Demand from both domestic and cross-border
investors remains voracious, particularly given softening economic conditions elsewhere around
the globe. We expect stronger office market fundamentals in secondary and tertiary markets to
attract greater investor interest into 2015, further boosting aggregate transaction volume.
2. HIGHLIGHTS | Q3 2014 | OFFICE | NORTH AMERICA
U.S. ECONOMIC TRENDS
The U.S. economic recovery continued at a healthy clip through Q3
2014. Year-to-date through September, U.S. employers added more than
2 million positions, putting the economy on pace to add the most jobs
this year since 1999. Unlike earlier in the cycle, where industries such as
tech, energy, education and healthcare drove growth, job gains in recent
months have been broad-based, with even the lagging government
sector increasing slowly in recent months.
The story has been even more positive for office-using employment.
Growth in the primary office-using employment sectors (professional and
business services, financial activities and information services) continues
to track ahead of the recovery in overall employment, with 2.8% year-over-
year growth in office-using jobs in September compared with 1.9%
growth in overall payrolls. The U.S. economy has added approximately 1.3
office-using jobs for every 1 job lost during the recession, compared with
1.1 jobs added in all sectors for every 1 lost during the recession. Office-using
employment surpassed 30 million jobs for the first time in September
and now stands about 727,000 positions more than the prerecession peak
in July 2007.
P. 2 | COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
Absorption by Market (SF)
Q2 2014 to Q3 2014
2,300,000
1,150,000
230,000
-230,000
-1,150,000
-2,300,000
SF by Region
2 billion
1 billion
200 million
Occupied SF
Vacant SF
13.0% vac.
OFFICE VACANCY, INVENTORY & ABSORPTION | Q3 2014 | NORTH AMERICA
The economic recovery has also broadened geographically. Of the 84
U.S. metro areas tracked by Colliers, just 15 of them lost office-using jobs
between August 2013 and August 2014. Also, more than half of the metro
areas have recovered all of the office-using jobs lost during the recession.
No longer is the list dominated by intellectual capital, energy and education
(ICEE) markets; among the strongest markets for office-using job growth in
August were Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Orlando,
Phoenix and the Inland Empire (Calif.) -- metro areas that all were hit
particularly hard by the housing and financial crises.
The professional and business services sector remains the most
significant driver of office-using employment growth, but financial
activities continues to improve at a moderate pace, with growth
concentrated in lower-cost Sun Belt and Midwest metro areas such as
St. Louis, Phoenix, Jacksonville, Nashville, Raleigh and multiple Texas
metro areas. Traditional higher-cost financial centers such as Nassau-
Suffolk, Hartford, Bridgeport, Chicago, Los Angeles, Newark and Orange
County have been among the slowest to recover jobs in the financial
activities sector. Firms including Deutsche Bank, UBS, Charles Schwab
and Goldman Sachs have been moving operations to lower-cost areas in
recent years, driving this trend.
3. HIGHLIGHTS | Q3 2014 | OFFICE | NORTH AMERICA
16.0
14.0
12.0
10.0
8.0
6.0
4.0
2.0
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OFFICE MARKET | Q3 2012–Q3 2014 | US
14.73 14.63 14.49 14.45 14.15 14.00 13.93 13.69 13.46
Q3 2012 Q4 Q1 2013 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2014 Q2 Q3
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 48 51 54 57 60 63 66 69 72 75 78 81 84 87 90 93
MONTHS
MARKETS WITH FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES EMPLOYMENT AT OR ABOVE
PRERECESSION PEAK | AUGUST 2014 | US
COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL | P. 3
Looking forward, we expect the economic recovery to continue at a similar
pace through 2015. IHS Global Insight projects an addition of nearly 2.5
million jobs in 2014, increasing slightly to nearly 2.6 million jobs in 2015.
This would amount to four consecutive years of net job gains exceeding
2 million — the longest such stretch since the 1997-2000 period. GDP
should also reflect these positive economic trends. Due to poor weather
conditions early in the year, IHS predicts only a small improvement in GDP
growth: 2.29% in 2014, up slightly from 2.22% in 2013. However, growth
is projected to accelerate to 2.74% in 2015.
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT FROM CYCLICAL PEAK | US
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
-2%
-4%
-6%
-8%
-10%
-12%
Total Employment Oce-Using Employment Professional Business Services Financial Activities
Note: Latest data as of September 2014; x-axis indicates number of months elapsed since each sector’s
previous cyclical employment peak; office-using employment sectors include professional and business
services, financial activities and information services; information services not displayed separately
because sector peaked in 2001. | Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Colliers International.
0.0
Vacancy %
Absorption MSF Completions MSF Vac Rate (%)
Source: Colliers International.
MSA % CHANGE MSA % CHANGE
St. Louis 400.0% Phoenix 141.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth 360.2% Jacksonville 131.1%
Nashville 338.9% Raleigh 121.4%
Omaha 266.7% Cincinnati 118.4%
Austin 265.5% Birmingham 117.9%
Pittsburgh 213.6% Houston 109.1%
Richmond 145.7%
UNITED STATES 41.1%
Note: All data are seasonally adjusted as of August 2014;
Includes markets tracked by Colliers with at least 25,000 financial activities jobs as of August 2014.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Colliers International.
FASTEST OFFICE-USING EMPLOYMENT GROWTH | AUG. 2013-2014 | US
MSA % CHANGE MSA % CHANGE
Raleigh 8.7% Orlando 3.6%
Nashville 6.2% Phoenix 3.6%
Jacksonville 5.3% Inland Empire 3.5%
Austin 5.2% San Jose 3.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth 5.1% Atlanta 3.3%
Las Vegas 4.7% Houston 3.2%
San Francisco 4.0% Miami 3.2%
Charlotte 3.8% Memphis 3.0%
Los Angeles 3.7% St. Louis 2.9%
Sacramento 3.6% Seattle 2.7%
UNITED STATES 2.6%
Note: All data are seasonally adjusted as of August 2014; Includes markets tracked by Colliers with at least
100,000 office-using jobs as of August 2014.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Colliers International.
TOP 20 MARKETS FOR OFFICE-USING JOBS RECOVERED |
AUGUST 2014 | US
MSA PERCENT
RECOVERED MSA PERCENT
RECOVERED
Austin 496.1% Columbus 170.3%
Raleigh 362.6% Charlotte 169.9%
Nashville 333.1% St. Louis 168.6%
San Francisco 280.0% Baltimore 162.1%
Pittsburgh 244.3% Denver 161.0%
San Jose 243.9% Jacksonville 152.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth 243.6% Atlanta 147.7%
Houston 230.9% Boston 137.6%
Omaha 191.8% Minneapolis 131.2%
Indianapolis 173.5% Seattle 130.6%
UNITED STATES 125.6%
Note: All data are seasonally adjusted as of August 2014; Includes markets tracked by Colliers with at least
100,000 office-using jobs as of August 2014.
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Colliers International.
4. HIGHLIGHTS | Q3 2014 | OFFICE | NORTH AMERICA
CANADA ECONOMIC
TRENDS
The Canadian economy continues to expand at a moderate pace, buoyed
by growth in the U.S. but restrained by government cutbacks and
private-sector caution regarding investment. Like the U.S. economy,
growth has rebounded from the weather-impacted Q1 2014 period,
but job creation has been choppy, with alternating gains and losses in
employment each month this year through September. Nonetheless, the
overall trend has been positive, with approximately 157,600 jobs added
year-to-date 2014, up from 106,200 jobs added year-over-year but down
from more than 200,000 jobs added during the first nine months in each
of the prior three years.
Despite the aforementioned headwinds, the Canadian economy should
continue to grow through the remainder of 2014 and 2015, benefiting
from the ongoing recovery of the U.S. economy, energy sector growth
and expansion of the professional, scientific and technical services
sector -- an important driver of demand for office space in markets
including Vancouver and Toronto, and an economic bright spot in
the Canadian economy. The Conference Board of Canada expects
employment growth to slow to 1.0% in 2014 -- the weakest reading
since Canada’s brief recession -- but accelerate thereafter to 1.8% in
2015. Real GDP is projected to increase by 2.0% in 2014, which is on
par with the 2013 growth rate, and to accelerate to 2.7% in 2015. At the
local level, Edmonton and Calgary are projected to remain among the
fastest growing markets in terms of real GDP in 2014 and through the
Conference Board’s forecast period from 2015 to 2018 due to continued
growth in the energy industry and its spillover effect on other sectors.
Vancouver is forecast to be the fastest-growing metro area with job gains
in virtually every sector through 2018.
P. 4 | COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
CANADA OFFICE EMPLOYMENT GROWTH
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
-2%
-4%
Toronto
Ottawa-Gatineau
Source: The Conference Board of Canada.
CANADA AVERAGE ANNUAL FORECASTED REAL GDP GROWTH %
LOWEST OVERALL VACANCY RATES | Q3 2014 | NA
MARKET VACANCY
Victoria
Montreal
(%) MARKET VACANCY
(%)
Toronto, ON 6.62% New York, NY - Midtown
South Manhattan 8.46%
Montréal, QC 7.31% Saskatoon, SK 8.66%
Bakersfield, CA 7.39% Calgary, AB 8.68%
San Francisco, CA 7.46% Portland, OR 8.95%
Nashville, TN 7.93% Indianapolis, IN 9.43%
NORTH AMERICA 13.11%
2.1% 1.9% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3% 1.1% 0.9% 0.9% 0.8% 0.3%
-6%
Quebec City
Calgary
Winnipeg
Regina
Halifax
Saskatoon
Hamilton
Vancouver
Edmonton
2014f 2015-2018 (CAGR)
CITY 2015F-2018F CITY 2015F-2018F
Vancouver 3.1% Saskatoon 2.5%
Edmonton 3.0% Montreal 2.3%
Calgary 3.0% Hamilton 2.3%
Toronto 2.9% Ottawa 2.1%
Halifax 2.6% Victoria 2.1%
Winnipeg 2.6% Quebec City 2.1%
Regina 2.5%
CANADA 2.3%
Source: The Conference Board of Canada.
Source: Colliers International.
“ ~157,600 jobs added
in Canada year-to-date
2014”
5. HIGHLIGHTS | Q3 2014 | OFFICE | NORTH AMERICA
20%
15%
10%
5%
COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL | P. 5
U.S. OFFICE VACANCY
Sq. Ft., Mil.
40
20
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North American Downtown Markets:
Excluding renewals, of the leases signed
this quarter in your CBD/downtown, did
most tenants...?
Hold Steady
58.4%
Expand
19.5%
Contract
14.3%
North American Downtown Markets:
What was the trend in Free Rent (in months)
oered by CBD landlords this quarter?
Same
68.8%
Less
18.2%
More 6.5%
North American Downtown Markets:
What was the trend for tenant improvement
allowances oered by CBD landlords this
quarter?
Same
77.9%
Less
9.1%
More
6.5%
North American Suburban Markets:
Excluding renewals, of the leases signed
this quarter in your suburban market, did
most tenants...?
Hold Steady
52.2%
Expand
30.4%
Contract
17.4%
Note: Charts above reflect % of markets reporting
OFFICE OUTLOOK 2014
BEHIND THE STATISTICS
BEYOND THE BASICS
Scope of Colliers’ Office Outlook Report: Colliers’ office space universe
encompasses 87 markets in the U.S. and Canada, with a combined total
of more than 6.4 billion square feet (BSF). The 75 U.S. markets account
for most of this space, with nearly 6.0 BSF of tracked inventory and the
remaining 449 MSF in Canada. Our coverage includes 21 markets with
more than 100 MSF of space, with a combined total of 3.8 BSF or nearly
60% of our office market inventory. The largest U.S. markets are New
York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Dallas and Atlanta. Toronto is the only
Canadian market with more than 100 MSF of space.
Vacancy
The North American vacancy rate decreased again in Q3 2014, falling
by 21 basis points to 13.1%. Unlike in recent quarters, this improvement
was not confined to the U.S. office market; the Canadian vacancy rate
decreased as well, as construction completions slowed from recent
quarters. Canadian vacancy dipped below 8.5%, landing at 8.4% in Q3
2014 and remaining nearly five percentage points below the U.S. vacancy
rate. In the U.S., broader economic improvements contributed to a 22
basis-point decrease in the vacancy rate to 13.5%, the lowest rate since
Q2 2008. Both the CBD and suburban vacancy rates decreased, reaching
their lowest respective levels since 2008 as well.
Of the 81 markets reporting both Q2 2014 and Q3 2014 vacancy rates, 57
markets (more than 70%) posted vacancy rate decreases in Q3, which
reflected widespread improvement in office market conditions. ICEE and
Canadian markets continued to dominate the list of markets with the
lowest vacancy rates. These include Toronto, Montreal, San Francisco,
Midtown South Manhattan and Calgary. However, more markets are
benefiting from the recovery, including markets adjacent to ICEE metro
areas that are experiencing more spillover demand from tech and energy
tenants, as well as increases in demand from traditional office tenants
such as business services, finance and insurance companies. In New
York, Downtown Manhattan and Midtown Manhattan were among the top
markets for vacancy rate decrease in Q3, as demand spread beyond the
hot Midtown South Manhattan market. In the San Francisco Bay Area,
both San Francisco and Silicon Valley once again ranked among the top
markets for vacancy rate decrease, as did lagging Oakland. Although San
Francisco and Silicon Valley remain the preferred locations for many tech
tenants, Oakland is starting to see demand from tenants priced out of
these areas. Other markets that have lagged behind in the economic and
office market recoveries also saw significant improvements in vacancy in
Q3 2014, including Stockton, Los Angeles and Stamford.
LARGEST QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER DECREASE IN OVERALL VACANCY RATE | NA
MARKET VACANCY
RATE Q2 2014
VACANCY
RATE Q3 2014
BASIS-POINT
CHANGE
Stockton, CA 15.66% 14.12% -155
Montréal, QC 8.68% 7.31% -137
New York, NY - Downtown
Manhattan 13.35% 12.20% -115
Greenville, SC 17.72% 16.68% -103
San Jose - Silicon Valley 10.70% 9.77% -94
Los Angeles, CA 17.97% 17.07% -90
Stamford, CT 20.97% 20.11% -86
San Francisco, CA 8.28% 7.46% -82
New York, NY - Midtown
Manhattan 11.39% 10.57% -82
Kansas City, MO 12.37% 11.60% -77
NORTH AMERICA 13.33% 13.11% -22
Source: Colliers International.
0%
-40
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Absorption (left-axis) US Vacancy Rate (right-axis)
CBD Vacancy Rate (right-axis) Suburban Vacancy Rate (right-axis)
Note: Latest data as of Q3 2014.
Source: Colliers International.
6. HIGHLIGHTS | Q3 2014 | OFFICE | NORTH AMERICA
Tenant Demand and Leasing Activity
ICEE tenant leasing activity remained robust in 2014, with tenants seeking
markets and properties that enable them to attract and retain top-flight
talent. Technology companies continue to expand in, relocate to or open
satellite offices in both well-established and emerging tech clusters in
order to reap the benefits of these clusters, such as knowledge-sharing,
access to specialized services and capital, and an established talent pool.
Recent examples include Arkansas-based software company Acxiom, which
announced in Q3 2014 plans to open an Austin office, and e-commerce
titan Alibaba, which recently opened an office in Silicon Valley on the heels
of its US IPO and will open a second office in Downtown Seattle near rival
Amazon’s planned 4.1 million-square-foot campus. Boston area-based
healthcare technology firm athenahealth is expanding into Austin and
Atlanta, and is also relocating Bay Area employees from the suburban San
Mateo submarket to San Francisco’s SoMa submarket, citing the strategic
advantage of locating in SoMa in terms of attracting talent and engaging
with clients. Also in San Francisco, Bloomberg announced plans this quarter
to open an RD office, citing the region’s deep talent pool in data science
and analysis. Google continues its astounding rate of expansion in Silicon
Valley, recently purchasing six buildings at Redwood City’s Pacific Shores
Center, which is adjacent to the CalTrain commuter rail, and leasing all of
the 1.9 MSF of space under development at Sunnyvale’s Moffett Place.
The company also purchased 188 Embarcadero and leased 250,000 SF at
One Market’s Spear Tower in San Francisco in Q3 2014, underscoring the
symbiotic technology industry growth occurring in suburban Silicon Valley
and urban San Francisco.
The clustering trend is occurring in other industries as well. In Houston,
energy companies and supporting firms continue to expand in and relocate
to the market. For example, Boston area-based Doble Engineering recently
opened its first Houston office and oil lab, seeking proximity to its energy
industry clients.
Although downtown markets like San Francisco and New York have been
among the fastest-growing areas for tech tenants, other markets that offer
some of the same urban amenities have been benefiting from this growth
as well. Atlanta, which posted the sixth-highest absorption year-to-date
through Q3 2014, has experienced significant growth in its tech sector,
especially submarkets such as Midtown and Buckhead that offer significant
amenities and are transit-accessible. In addition to athenahealth, Twitter and
Amazon have been expanding operations in the Atlanta area as well.
Absorption
North American absorption totaled 17.8 MSF in Q3 2014, up from 16.9 MSF
in Q2 2014 and 13.5 MSF in Q1 2014. Both the U.S. and Canada posted
positive absorption during the quarter as well as year to date. In the U.S.,
absorption totaled 16.6 MSF, the sixth straight quarter in which absorption
was above 14 MSF, and all but 18 of the 72 markets reporting Q3 data
posted positive absorption. Dallas ranked first in quarterly absorption (2.2
MSF), followed by Midtown Manhattan (1.9 MSF), Downtown Manhattan (1.3
MSF) and Phoenix (1.2 MSF). In Canada, five of the nine markets reporting
Q3 data posted positive absorption, led by Montreal (1.1 MSF), Calgary
(449,000 SF) and Ottawa (253,000 SF).
In previous reports, we highlighted the dominance of ICEE markets during
the current recovery. Indeed, this trend continued through the first half of
2014. During the first two quarters of the year, absorption in the primary
ICEE markets totaled 15.1 MSF, roughly two-thirds higher than the 9.2 MSF of
P. 6 | COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
TOP MARKETS FOR METRO OFFICE ABSORPTION | YTD | NA
MARKET ABSORPTION
(MSF) MARKET ABSORPTION
(MSF)
Dallas, TX 2.21 Boston, MA 1.08
NYC - Midtown
Manhattan 1.88 Chicago, IL 0.96
NYC - Downtown
Manhattan 1.27 San Francisco, CA 0.78
Phoenix, AZ 1.24 Los Angeles, CA 0.77
Montréal, QC 1.10 NYC - Midtown
South Manhattan 0.77
YTD NORTH AMERICA ABSORPTION: 17.8 MSF
Source: Colliers International.
absorption in the primary FIRE markets. However, in Q3 2014, absorption in
the primary FIRE markets totaled 6.9 MSF, nearing the ICEE market total of
7.9 MSF. In fact, all of the primary FIRE markets that Colliers tracks posted
positive absorption year-to-date, and all but two posted positive absorption
in Q3 2014. This is a noteworthy shift in market dynamics and reflects the
contributions to office demand from a greater number of industries and
sectors rather than the handful that dominated earlier in the cycle.
Construction Activity
As the market has improved, office construction activity has increased in
recent quarters but remains low overall and focused on the strongest cities.
Further along in both the economic and office market cycles, Canada is
ahead of the U.S. in terms of new supply. As of Q3 2014, 20.7 MSF were
under construction in the Canadian markets tracked by Colliers, amounting
to 4.6% of existing inventory. In the U.S. markets tracked by Colliers, 88.9
MSF were underway, representing just 1.5% of existing inventory.
Although still trailing the Canadian office market, development activity in the
U.S. has been rising. The amount of space underway in Q3 2014 was the
highest since Q4 2008 and was up nearly 40% from Q3 2013. Construction
activity is occurring in a greater number of U.S. markets; as of Q3 2014, 23
markets had no construction underway, down from 31 one year earlier.
Despite the increase in construction activity, development remains highly
concentrated in a small number of markets. The top 10 U.S. markets
accounted for 60.2 MSF under construction or about 68% of total square
footage underway, the same percentage as one year earlier. Houston
alone accounts for about 16% of North American office space underway
and nearly 20% of U.S. office space under construction. Leading tech
markets San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Boston, Seattle and Midtown South
Manhattan, most of which have vacancy rates below 10%, account for more
than 27 MSF underway or more than 30% of all U.S. office space under
construction. Tech and energy companies continue to aggressively pursue
large blocks of space in new buildings in the most desirable markets and
submarkets in anticipation of future growth, as well as due to a lack of
available existing space in many of these markets. Also, many REITs are
disposing of existing assets and using the proceeds on their development
pipelines in the hottest markets where pricing is nearing or exceeding
replacement costs. As an example of both of these trends, Kilroy Realty
Corporation recently inked a lease with cloud file management provider Box
7. HIGHLIGHTS | Q3 2014 | OFFICE | NORTH AMERICA
for the entire Crossing/900 development under construction in Redwood
City on San Francisco’s Peninsula.
Development is also occurring in submarkets where demand is stronger
than in the overall metropolitan area. Tishman Speyer broke ground in Q3
2014 on the 500,000 square-foot Three Alliance Center, a speculative
office tower in Atlanta’s Buckhead submarket, which has one of the lowest
vacancy rates in the Atlanta metro area. In Kansas City, a lack of Class
A options in Johnson County prompted Block Real Estate Services to
announce groundbreaking on Pinnacle Corporate Centre V in September. In
Los Angeles’ Hollywood submarket, which has successfully attracted tech,
entertainment and other creative tenants in recent years, Hudson Pacific
Properties broke ground in Q3 2014 on 405,000 SF of office space at
Sunset Bronson Studios, bringing the total square footage underway in that
submarket to 1.1 MSF, accounting for 44% of all construction underway in
TOP MARKETS FOR OFFICE SPACE UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Q3 2014 - NA
CONSTRUCTION AS % OF EXISTING INVENTORY - Q3 2014 - NA
P. 7 | COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
Los Angeles County. A lack of large blocks of space, a low overall vacancy
rate compared with the overall Los Angeles market and the revitalization of
the area through mixed-use, residential and entertainment projects in recent
years have been driving investor confidence in the submarket.
Still-low levels of development activity in most markets illustrate the
measured approach to development that developers continue to take during
the current recovery. The ratio of absorption to new supply -- one of the
key metrics that we use to gauge the supply-demand balance of the CRE
markets -- was 2.2:1.0 in Q3 2014, indicating that office users absorbed
more than twice the amount of space that was delivered to the market
during the quarter. Indeed, absorption has outpaced new supply in all but
one quarter since Q3 2010. Based on current construction levels and
positive absorption trends, we expect this trend to persist into 2015.
In addition to overall low levels of construction activity, residential
conversions continue to remove office space from the market, particularly
in dense urban areas favored by the Millennial generation. This trend is
occurring in traditional urban residential markets such as New York, where
Claremont Group recently announced plans to convert a 100,000-square-foot
Financial District office building to luxury condos. However,
conversions are also occurring in historically less popular residential
downtown areas in the South and Midwest in response to demand from
young residents. For example, multiple conversions are planned for or
underway in Downtown Milwaukee, including Vangard Group’s recently
announced redevelopment of the Germania Building. Also, in Downtown
Kansas City, much of the office space in the underused Commerce
Tower was removed from the market in Q3 2014 to be redeveloped into
apartments. The ongoing maturation of a Millennial cohort that is expected
to account for 50% of the workforce by 2020, coupled with an improving
economy that is enabling more young adults to form households, should
drive this trend for the foreseeable future.
CAPITAL MARKETS
TRANSACTION ACTIVITY
Interest rates continue to defy expectations, remaining near historically
low levels despite the end of the Federal Reserve’s bond-buying
programs in October and anticipated interest rate hikes beginning
in 2015. Amid geopolitical turmoil and economic weakness in many
regions across the globe including Europe and Asia, investors continue
to pile into safe U.S. Treasuries, suppressing yields. These fears also
continue to drive demand for both U.S. and Canadian real estate, with
both countries viewed as bright spots globally, especially in light of
the positive economic trends highlighted in this report. In particular,
improving office market fundamentals are attracting greater interest in
the property type. A number of REITs are capitalizing on strong demand
for office assets by disposing of non-core assets. These trends boosted
aggregate transaction volume in the U.S. and Canada to $32.0 billion in
Q3 2014, the highest quarterly total this year according to Real Capital
Analytics. Also, 12-month trailing transaction volume reached $126.1
billion through Q3 2014, the highest 12-month trailing total since Q1
2008.
Average cap rates have decreased to the high end of the 6% range in the
U.S. and the mid-5% range in Canada, but these figures vary wildly by
MSA CONSTRUCTION (MSF)
Houston, TX 17.28
San Jose - Silicon Valley 8.26
Toronto, ON 6.80
Dallas, TX 5.36
Seattle/Puget Sound, WA 5.18
Boston, MA 5.11
San Francisco, CA 4.97
Washington DC 4.74
Calgary, AB 4.63
New York, NY - Midtown South Manhattan 3.60
Note: Rankings are based on the 87 U.S. and Canadian markets tracked by Colliers International.
Source: Colliers International.
MARKET SQUARE FEET
UNDERWAY
% OF EXISTING
INVENTORY
San Jose - Silicon Valley 8,258,649 11.30%
Edmonton, AB 2,287,893 8.58%
Houston, TX 17,277,411 8.18%
Calgary, AB 4,633,348 6.98%
Vancouver, BC 3,208,682 5.88%
San Francisco, CA 4,965,035 5.56%
Toronto, ON 6,801,189 4.91%
Regina, SK 221,000 4.89%
Seattle/Puget Sound, WA 5,184,094 4.62%
Boston, MA 5,108,261 2.91%
NORTH AMERICA 109,556,173 1.71%
Note: Rankings are based on the 87 U.S. and Canadian markets tracked by Colliers International.
Source: Colliers International
8. HIGHLIGHTS | Q3 2014 | OFFICE | NORTH AMERICA
region and asset type. Top-tier properties in gateway markets such as San
Francisco and New York have been trading in the 3% to 4% range, while
cap rates for recent transactions in Sacramento and Cincinnati were in the
9.0% to 9.5% range. According to Real Capital Analytics, the average cap
rate in the six major U.S. metros (Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Los
Angeles, New York and San Francisco) decreased to 4.1%, the lowest rate
on record, in Q3 2014, as demand for gateway assets from both domestic
and foreign capital sources remained voracious.
Growth in foreign investment in North American office properties has
been even stronger than overall investment growth. Year-to-date through
October, cross-border investment into the U.S. and Canada totaled $17.9
billion, exceeding the full-year total for 2013 and reaching the highest
level since 2007. In fact, cross-border volume is approaching the previous
cyclical peak of $21.6 billion in 2006, in contrast with overall transaction
volume which has recovered only to about half of its the previous peak.
After Canada, Norway is now the largest cross-border investor in the
U.S. as its government pension fund aggressively pursues assets in
gateway markets including New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., and San
Francisco. Asian countries remain a major source of capital for U.S. office
properties, with Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, China and Japan
all ranking among the top countries for cross-border flows year-to-date.
Like domestic investors, foreign investors are increasingly considering
secondary markets. In September, German fund Union Investment Real
Estate purchased Target-anchored 50 South 10th Street in Minneapolis
for $330 per square foot, well above the metro average of $113 in Q3
2014 according to Real Capital Analytics data.
Although interest rates have remained low to this point, expectations for
higher interest rates in 2015, particularly following the Fed’s confirmation
of the end of its bond-buying program, should drive a growing amount
of investor interest to geographies that have been less favored up to this
point in the cycle, boosting transaction volume and narrowing cap rate-to-
Treasury spreads in those areas. In particular, suburban assets, especially
those that are accessible to transit options, provide on-site and nearby
amenities, and offer flexible, open floorplans that enable denser employee
configurations, should benefit from growing demand. Secondary and
tertiary markets that have been lagging in the recovery but are starting
to experience stronger employment growth and absorption also should
post stronger transaction activity. In addition, secondary markets with
concentrations of ICEE industries, such as Portland, Pittsburgh, Nashville
and Raleigh-Durham, will likely see greater investor interest as investors
respond to organic growth as well as tenant relocations -- both ICEE
firms and otherwise -- from higher-cost markets such as New York and
San Francisco.
P. 8 | COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
OFFICE TRANSACTION VOLUME | Q3 2014 | NA
$300
$250
$200
$150
$100
$50
CROSS-BORDER INVESTMENT - NORTH AMERICA
$25
$20
$15
$10
$5
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
200%
150%
100%
50%
0%
-50%
-100%
MOODY’S/RCA COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PRICE INDICES - US OFFICE
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Pricing Recovery From Recession
Q3 2014 Oce
Major Market—CBD 134.9%
Non-Major Market—CBD 89.4%
Major Market Suburban 60.7%
Non-Major Market Suburban 45.6%
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Major Market-CBD Non-Major Market-CBD
Major Market-Sub Non-Major Market-Sub
Note: Latest data as of Q3 2014.
Sources: Moody’s Investor Service, Real Capital Analytics, Colliers International.
$0
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
Bil.
United States Canada
Note: Latest data as of Q3 2014.
Sources: Real Capital Analytics, Colliers International.
$0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Bil.
12-Month Trailing Volume (left-axis) Year-Over-Year % Change (right-axis)
Note: Latest data as of Q3 2014; all data are 12-month trailing.
Sources: Real Capital Analytics; Colliers International.
9. HIGHLIGHTS | Q3 2014 | OFFICE | NORTH AMERICA
COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL | P. 9
UNITED STATES | DOWNTOWN OFFICE | ALL INVENTORY
MARKET
EXISTING
INVENTORY (SF)
SEP 30, 2014
NEW SUPPLY
Q3 2014 (SF)
YTD NEW
SUPPLY 2014
(SF)
UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
(SF)
VACANCY
RATE
JUNE 30, 2014
VACANCY
RATE
SEP 30, 2014
ABSORPTION
Q3 2014
(SF)
YTD
ABSORPTION
2014 (SF)
NORTHEAST
Baltimore, MD 28,529,527 0 45,000 0 12.87% 12.91% -11,291 -341,284
Boston, MA 62,834,701 0 1,050,000 2,415,827 12.38% 11.12% 787,562 1,462,013
Hartford, CT 9,971,800 0 0 0 13.45% 14.95% -149,721 -129,795
New York, NY - Downtown
110,938,458 0 2,861,402 2,800,000 13.35% 12.20% 1,274,979 3,722,582
Manhattan
New York, NY - Midtown
Manhattan 230,068,701 0 0 0 11.39% 10.57% 1,877,166 1,509,964
New York, NY - Midtown
South Manhattan 162,245,367 0 894,672 3,600,000 8.93% 8.46% 771,943 2,077,793
Philadelphia, PA 42,663,439 0 0 0 11.38% 11.45% -29,567 54,485
Pittsburgh, PA* 32,091,162 0 0 1,560,643 10.28% 9.64% 43,805 38,023
Stamford, CT 18,742,064 0 0 0 20.97% 20.11% 161,374 152,004
Washington DC 144,221,640 168,769 1,032,510 1,529,345 10.73% 10.98% -352,413 -536,525
White Plains, NY 7,672,399 0 0 0 15.79% 14.74% 80,415 -10,214
Northeast Total 849,979,258 168,769 5,883,584 11,905,815 11.42% 10.88% 4,454,252 7,999,046
SOUTH
Atlanta, GA 50,200,536 557,122 557,122 0 15.69% 16.54% 42,603 562,228
Birmingham, AL 4,895,917 0 0 0 21.83% 21.28% 27,062 340,476
Charleston, SC 2,252,548 0 0 21,000 8.52% 8.52% 22 14,903
Charlotte, NC 22,671,115 0 0 0 9.62% 8.68% 213,217 153,203
Columbia, SC 4,678,427 0 0 0 10.82% 10.50% 14,960 24,552
Dallas, TX 32,699,541 0 0 450,000 24.55% 21.99% 837,665 866,064
Ft. Lauderdale-Broward, FL 8,119,105 0 0 0 11.30% 10.72% 46,642 212,622
Ft. Worth, TX 10,195,293 75,971 75,971 0 15.66% 15.64% 66,873 217,851
Greenville, SC 3,317,131 0 0 0 18.38% 16.53% 61,250 54,372
Houston, TX 42,600,630 0 0 1,464,268 11.10% 10.97% 57,502 380,877
Jacksonville, FL 15,572,544 0 0 0 14.19% 15.48% -201,043 -334,528
Little Rock, AR* 6,482,552 0 0 0 10.79% 10.62% 27,815 3,330
Louisville, KY 43,865,629 130,000 429,483 0 10.49% 10.70% 25,146 385,480
Memphis, TN 5,403,149 0 0 0 14.80% 15.03% -12,285 167,036
Miami-Dade, FL 18,730,654 0 0 146,580 17.29% 16.79% 91,992 193,326
Nashville, TN 13,158,325 0 0 209,000 11.56% 11.27% 47,772 170,599
Orlando, FL 12,189,989 0 0 17,124 13.22% 12.87% 42,512 -117,620
Raleigh/Durham/
14,274,712 186,000 574,279 242,969 5.91% 5.70% 204,894 496,113
Chapel Hill, NC
Richmond, VA 16,586,757 0 1,066,662 321,500 11.19% 10.82% 62,562 257,074
Savannah, GA 803,516 0 0 0 11.61% 13.46% -14,921 3,521
Tampa Bay, FL 6,780,530 0 0 0 15.21% 14.62% 40,183 77,047
West Palm Beach/
10,182,688 0 0 0 15.09% 14.76% 33,372 94,696
Palm Beach County, FL
South Total 345,661,288 949,093 2,703,517 2,872,441 13.81% 13.56% 1,715,795 4,223,222
* - Q2-14 data used for Boise, Little Rock and Pittsburgh.
10. HIGHLIGHTS | Q3 2014 | OFFICE | NORTH AMERICA
UNITED STATES | DOWNTOWN OFFICE | ALL INVENTORY
MARKET
P. 10 | COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL
EXISTING
INVENTORY (SF)
SEP 30, 2014
(continued)
NEW SUPPLY
Q3 2014 (SF)
YTD NEW
SUPPLY 2014
(SF)
UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
(SF)
VACANCY
RATE
JUNE 30, 2014
VACANCY
RATE
SEP 30, 2014
ABSORPTION
Q3 2014
(SF)
YTD
ABSORPTION
2014 (SF)
MIDWEST
Chicago, IL 157,653,431 0 0 1,073,100 12.43% 12.08% 548,703 860,394
Cincinnati, OH 18,749,613 0 0 600,000 15.16% 15.39% -43,484 -30,831
Cleveland, OH 32,537,011 0 0 0 17.47% 17.21% 84,626 146,384
Columbus, OH 19,452,521 0 0 490,000 9.97% 9.51% 91,079 337,908
Detroit, MI 26,415,460 0 0 0 16.78% 17.00% 187,058 383,966
Grand Rapids, MI 5,314,801 0 0 135,000 16.00% 15.64% 18,805 100,936
Indianapolis, IN 22,548,402 0 0 0 9.22% 9.62% -90,006 -96,533
Kansas City, MO 34,485,082 0 0 0 14.65% 13.40% 234,559 381,542
Milwaukee, WI 18,668,691 42,000 42,000 358,000 12.40% 12.54% 10,870 112,053
Minneapolis, MN 31,521,645 0 0 1,400,000 12.49% 12.34% 48,131 218,335
Omaha, NE 6,454,376 0 0 0 7.04% 6.93% 12,592 885
St. Louis, MO 23,216,158 0 0 0 19.77% 19.49% 65,551 -321,211
St. Paul, MN 11,730,218 0 0 0 13.65% 13.51% 17,400 -78,354
Midwest Total 408,747,409 42,000 42,000 4,056,100 13.55% 13.28% 1,185,884 2,015,474
WEST
Albuquerque, NM 3,191,080 0 0 0 27.00% 26.12% 27,867 68,433
Bakersfield, CA 3,305,484 59,242 72,283 0 8.74% 8.44% 66,528 69,271
Boise, ID* 4,177,362 0 252,347 466,022 8.69% 11.34% -110,776 -104,324
Denver, CO 34,423,244 205,158 317,710 75,102 11.98% 11.09% 488,325 682,512
Fresno, CA 3,288,944 0 0 0 11.10% 11.21% -3,851 -55,162
Honolulu, HI 7,164,686 0 0 0 14.22% 14.70% -34,359 -74,014
Las Vegas, NV 5,043,161 0 49,200 129,000 10.72% 10.93% -10,557 143,064
Los Angeles, CA 32,566,100 0 0 464,340 19.68% 19.95% -148,500 -285,900
Oakland, CA 17,255,313 0 0 0 11.22% 11.05% 29,456 88,244
Phoenix, AZ 20,181,280 0 0 0 21.26% 21.03% 46,734 104,182
Portland, OR 34,785,989 0 0 221,380 9.18% 9.02% 57,637 253,300
Reno, NV 3,337,018 0 0 0 14.41% 13.99% 13,981 14,289
Sacramento, CA 13,571,910 0 0 0 14.33% 14.70% -50,987 -9,566
San Diego, CA 10,172,525 0 0 320,000 19.36% 18.82% 54,760 -44,306
San Francisco, CA 89,303,236 55,756 1,250,161 4,965,035 8.28% 7.46% 781,565 2,554,546
San Jose - Silicon Valley 8,024,606 0 0 0 16.72% 15.48% 81,629 219,043
Seattle/Puget Sound, WA 55,719,584 0 0 3,830,394 10.95% 10.77% 103,372 548,575
Stockton, CA 8,221,819 0 0 0 15.66% 14.12% 127,185 169,007
Walnut Creek, CA 12,359,536 0 0 0 14.88% 16.28% -172,926 -34,192
West Total 366,092,877 320,156 1,941,701 10,471,273 12.50% 12.19% 1,347,083 4,307,002
U.S. TOTALS 1,970,480,832 1,480,018 10,570,802 29,305,629 12.48% 12.09% 8,703,014 18,544,744
* - Q2-14 data used for Boise, Little Rock and Pittsburgh.