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The US Presidential Election Will Affect Everything Except This

WASHINGTON, DC—Office space will be absorbed, or not, depending on economic trends -- not who wins the election, NGKF finds.

By Erika Morphy | erikamorphy | | Updated on July 21, 2016
Senior Research Analyst Bethany Schneider Senior Research Analyst Bethany Schneider

WASHINGTON, DC—The biggest understatement of, well, ever, is that the stakes riding on the outcome of this US presidential election are extraordinarily high. The divisions between the two candidates’ positions could not be more stark on every issue of note, from foreign policy to US economic policy, immigration, terrorism and, obviously given that the Republican nominee is Donald Trump, real estate investment.

There is one market, though, that can safely shrug off the hand-wringing surrounding this election: the Washington DC area’s office leasing market. Come Wednesday, Nov. 9th and in the weeks and months beyond, leasing activity in the region will remain the same whether Hillary Clinton wins the White House or Trump.

So says Newmark Grubb Knight Frank in a white paper authored by Senior Managing Director of Market Research Greg Leisch and Senior Research Analyst Bethany Schneider.

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