SEATTLE—Jones Lang LaSalle says the time is ripe for increased acquisition activity among the United States' most visible properties. In its proprietary Skyline report identifies and tracks micro-segments of 43 city centers across the nation. The Skyline report features trophy and class A buildings where tenants and investors alike focus demand for office space in a flight to quality and efficiency.

As we near the second quarter of 2014, JLL says the sentiment seems to be “game on.” The firm says buyers are aggressively seeking office properties across the skyline markets of the United States, and those buyers include local High Net Worth Investors and international sovereign wealth funds.

Competition for office properties across skyline cities in 2013 moved vacancy levels to an average 13.4% and 170 basis points below the U.S. office sector. Western cities including Seattle, Bellevue, WA, Portland and San Diego each have their distinct forces and difference forecasts for what might happen with their skyline properties.