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Q1 2026 Denver Office Investor Report

Q1 2026 Denver Office Investor Report

The Q1 2026 Denver office investor report shows sales volume surging 60% to $1.2B as private equity and opportunistic capital return to the market at a 9.3% cap rate — the most attractive entry point in over a decade. Average pricing has reset to $205/SF, roughly 20% below the 2021 peak, while vacancy climbed to a record 18.1%. SVN Denver’s Brian McCririe, MCR breaks down the seven key data points shaping the Denver office investment landscape heading into Q2 2026.

Q1 2026 Denver Industrial Investor Report

Q1 2026 Denver Industrial Investor Report

Denver’s industrial real estate market is repricing in Q1 2026, with vacancy at a two-decade high of 9.2% and a 7.7% market cap rate offering the best entry yields since before the pandemic. Trailing-12-month sales volume reached $2.1 billion across 586 trades, up 16% year-over-year, with pricing settling at $168/SF — roughly 10% below the 2022 peak. Submarket leaders like DIA (+516 KSF net absorption) and North Denver (+472 KSF) are outperforming, while disciplined investors are finding durable cash-flow opportunities the frothy 2021–2022 cycle never offered.

Q1 2026 Denver Retail Occupier Report

Q1 2026 Denver Retail Occupier Report

Denver’s retail real estate market opened Q1 2026 at its tightest in recent memory, with vacancy holding at 4.4% and asking rents rising 2.6% year-over-year to $27.46/SF NNN. The construction pipeline stands at just 619,000 SF — 96.9% pre-leased — leaving almost no first-generation options available for occupiers. This report breaks down the seven data points every Denver retail tenant needs to understand heading into Q2 2026.

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Economic Update – May 28, 2026

Economic Update – May 28, 2026

  This week's CRE economic update for May 2026 covers ten indicators across GDP growth, commercial property pricing, Fed policy, consumer sentiment, rental performance, and housing — with direct implications for Denver and national commercial real estate markets....

Economic Update – April 9, 2026

Economic Update – April 9, 2026

1. MARCH EMPLOYMENT REPORT According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), US employers added 178,000 new payrolls in March, well above the Wall Street estimate of 59,000. The latest numbers follow a downwardly revised decline of 133,000 in February. The...

Economic Update -March 26, 2026

Economic Update -March 26, 2026

  1. COMMERCIAL PROPERTY PRICES • According to the latest data from MSCI-RCA, commercial property prices rose 1.3% year-over-year in February and 0.4% month-over-month — implying a 5.3% annualized pace. • Transaction activity remained below historical norms while...

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