by Chris Oddo | Sep 23, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate Trends, News
Now that the smoke has cleared from the COVID effect of businesses downsizing due to “work at home” policies, investors are re-valuing commercial real estate assets downward to account for the new norm of vacancy rates, which are averaging 25% for Class A buildings...
by Chris Oddo | Apr 25, 2025 | News, Uncategorized
As global economies navigate a complex web of supply chains, inflation concerns, and geopolitical realignments, one often overlooked but deeply affected sector is commercial real estate. With recent tariff negotiations between major economies like the U.S., China, and...
by Chris Oddo | Aug 20, 2024 | Commercial Real Estate Trends, Industrial Leasing, Lease Advisory, News, Office Space, Tenant Education
Welcome back to the Austin commercial real estate market update! It’s been a few months since I discussed rental rates, vacancies, and other key metrics, so let’s dive in. Office MarketTenants are increasingly drawn to newer, amenity-rich office buildings, a...
by Chris Oddo | Jul 21, 2023 | Commercial Real Estate Trends, News
With Austin housing prices continuing to be over-heated, the City of Austin has not so quietly been trying to add affordable housing within the city limits. One method to accomplish this goal is to persuade developers to add more affordable housing, but it’s had...
by Chris Oddo | May 24, 2021 | Commercial Real Estate Trends, News
The commercial real estate market has showed surprising resiliency over the last year since COVID hit the scene, particular in Central Texas. Predictions of a major crash in property valuations, “fire sales”, and mass foreclosures never happened. Projections of an...
by Chris Oddo | Oct 16, 2020 | Commercial Real Estate Trends, News
I thought I would highlight a few recent company announcements that are impacting the development of several communities on the outskirts of Austin in a big way. I’m talking about Tesla and Amazon. Let’s start with Amazon, the e-commerce giant, although some of their...
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