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Boston Sets the Pace in US for Office Market Recovery

Boston led the country in office market recovery in October thanks to a high number of tenants in the market and strong leasing activity, according to CBRE’s monthly “Pulse of U.S. Office Demand” report.

“The life science industry was once again a strong driver in Boston’s recovery, though we are also seeing demand pick up in other sectors, including technology and financial services, which is adding to the positive momentum,” said Nicole LaRusso, CBRE senior director of research and analysis.

  • Boston had the highest Tenants-in-the-Market Index level among the major metros at 134. That’s 34% above the pre-pandemic baseline.
  • Boston’s Leasing Activity Index was 158 in October, 58 points higher than the pre-pandemic level.
  • Boston’s Sublease Availability Index for Boston climbed three points to 151, 51% above the pre-pandemic baseline.

For each index, a reading of 100 equates to the pre-pandemic levels of 2018 and 2019.

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Lisa McDuffie arrives at ConnectCRE via REALTOR® world, where she served for nearly two decades as communications director for one of the nation’s largest REALTOR® organizations. She supported two membership-elected presidents who were commercial real estate practitioners, and managed the communications initiatives of the organization’s commercial special interest group. When not following the latest commercial real estate news, Lisa is zeroed in on her charismatic off-the-track thoroughbred as she makes the transition from an utterly failed racehorse to a lovely show hunter.

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