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Dallas/Fort Worth Stays Ahead in Office Game

DALLAS-Two Q3 reports show absorption of more than one million sf. As a HQ office and operations hub, the question is whether or not it's sustainable given the fiscal crisis.

By Connie Gore | Updated on October 06, 2008

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DALLAS-With the world’s financial markets in a freefall, the Dallas/Fort Worth office market has closed out the third quarter on a positive note, absorbing more than one million sf. The big question is whether or not it’s sustainable in the aftermath of the global fiscal meltdown.

“Until two or three weeks ago, it looked really good for Dallas/Fort Worth. I can’t answer the question right now,” Greg Biggs, executive director for Cushman & Wakefield of Texas Inc., “because I don’t know how this financial crisis will affect the deals in the marketplace.” C&W reported Q3 office absorption of one million sf, down roughly 500,000 sf in the year-to-year comparison. Analysts for Delta Associates Inc., the Washington, DC-based research arm for Houston-headquartered Transwestern Commercial Services, say it’s more like 1.6 million sf. As always, the difference lies in the method of data collection and amount of inventory included in the assessment.

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