The first quarter of the year is usually the most subdued and Q1 2019 proved no exception, according to an upcoming report by Colliers International, Absorption slowed for the most part across the major office markets in the US, but Colliers hastens to say, this is no cause for concern. In seven of its top 10 US office markets, there was positive net absorption for the quarter, with levels rising from the prior quarter in three of the markets.