2017 Year-end Snapshot: Sacramento Office

Colliers International released a report last week showing declining vacancy, modest rent growth and healthy investment in 2017. Colliers report highlights: Net Absorption was positive, but 18 percent below the 5-year average due to scarcity. The Vacancy rate reached the lowest point since early 2003, before the last development boom. New development picked up late in 2017, with several new build-to-suit projects underway. In addition, average rents increased modestly overall, Downtown asking rates increased more sharply. For those wondering about a new office tower being built downtown in the near future, back in 2015 pre-leasing agents for the Vanir Tower said that rents would have to rise to $3.10 a square foot before the Vanir Tower could be built and profitable. Last year the year over year asking rate rose 6.2% to $2.56 per SF compared to $2.41 per SF in Q4 of 2016.