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Office Vacancies Inch Up in Q3

WASHINGTON, DC-Demand is declining, while the supply that is coming online now was planned during a peak growth period.

By Erika Morphy | Updated on October 03, 2007

WASHINGTON, DC-The District and neighboring Maryland and Northern Virginia regions are poised at a tipping point in which vacancy rates could top 8% within a year, according to speculation by industry sources. Third quarter figures for office investment sales and leasing activities suggest the real estate markets, while still robust, are entering a new cycle. According to CB Richard Ellis, while all three jurisdictions registered stable vacancy rates and positive net absorption in Q3, these may be overshadowed by the inventory of new product scheduled to deliver in the coming months and years. In short, supply is about to begin growing at a faster rate than demand.

The DC region is at a tipping point, says Rob Hartley, director of Research in CBRE’s Washington, DC office. “We have had phenomenal growth in the last few years, which everyone knew was not sustainable,” he tells GlobeSt.com. The supply entering the market now is a result of developers waiting until late in the cycle to begin building new product due to high construction costs.

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