by Calculated Risk on 7/05/2024 10:52:00 AM

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Moody's: Apartment Vacancy Rate Unchanged in Q2; Office Vacancy Rate at New Record High

A brief excerpt:

From Moody’s:

The office sector set a record vacancy rate at 20.1%, breaking the 20% barrier for the first time in history. The slow bleed occurring in the office sector has led to a steady rise in the vacancy rate as permanent shifts in working behavior have outlasted the initial wave of the pandemic four years ago. Q2’s record rate of 20.1% is up from 19.8% the previous quarter and represents the third straight record-breaking quarter beyond our previous historic peaks of 19.3% set in 1986 and 1991.

Moody’s Analytics reported that the office vacancy rate was at 20.1% in Q2 2024, up from 19.8% in Q1 2024. This is a new record high, and above the 19.3% during the S&L crisis.

There is much more in the article.