{"id":69354,"date":"2026-07-17T21:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coydavidson.com\/?p=69354"},"modified":"2026-07-17T21:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:16:04","slug":"flight-to-quality-keeps-reshaping-the-houston-office-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/flight-to-quality-keeps-reshaping-the-houston-office-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Flight to Quality Keeps Reshaping the Houston Office Market"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"69354\" class=\"elementor elementor-69354\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-742f19e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"742f19e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1099051 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"1099051\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d0970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17d0970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Houston Office Market Report | Q2 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-045a556 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"045a556\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f1362e ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"0f1362e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c25c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c25c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Headline-Office-Market-Statistics-Q2-2026.webp?fit=800%2C69&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-69368\" alt=\"Houston Office Market Fundamentals Q2 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Headline-Office-Market-Statistics-Q2-2026.webp?w=1921&amp;ssl=1 1921w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Headline-Office-Market-Statistics-Q2-2026.webp?resize=300%2C26&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Headline-Office-Market-Statistics-Q2-2026.webp?resize=1600%2C138&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Headline-Office-Market-Statistics-Q2-2026.webp?resize=768%2C66&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Headline-Office-Market-Statistics-Q2-2026.webp?resize=1536%2C133&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-feee90e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"feee90e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4313d7e ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"4313d7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f23e92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f23e92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Market Trends<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Net absorption saw an increase in 2Q 2026, boasting positive net absorption of 425,021 SF. This increase offset the negative absorption seen in the prior quarter, resulting in positive net absorption of 208,782 for the first half of 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Katy Freeway East submarket saw the largest net positive gain in absorption with Dow Chemicals occupying 203,000 SF at City Centre Six.<\/li>\n<li>Flight to quality persists, with Class A buildings accounting for over 60% of leasing activity.<\/li>\n<li>New supply was added to the market, with the delivery of The RO (150,794 SF) bringing year-to-date office completions to 650, 244 SF.<\/li>\n<li>Gross asking rents rose slightly to $31.35 PSF, marking modest quarterly and annual increases. While asking rents have increased, net effective rents remain below face rents due to landlord concessions.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ecb75e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"0ecb75e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59e3a2d ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"59e3a2d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68da8ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68da8ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6ddbv\" data-offset-key=\"b31mk-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"b31mk-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b31mk-0-0\">Houston&#8217;s office market is splitting into two very different stories, one for top tier buildings and one for everything else.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"b31mk-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-offset-key=\"b31mk-0-0\">Absorption turned positive again<\/h3>\n<div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6ddbv\" data-offset-key=\"2d88k-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2d88k-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2d88k-0-0\">Net absorption came in at 425,021 SF for the quarter, a strong reversal after <a href=\"https:\/\/phi.eyf.mybluehost.me\/coydavidson\/houston-office-market-report-q1-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Q1&#8217;s<\/a> negative absorption. For the first half of 2026, that puts total net absorption at 208,782 SF. Overall vacancy ticked down slightly to 27.7%.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"2d88k-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2d88k-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6ddbv\" data-offset-key=\"f6iie-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"f6iie-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"f6iie-0-0\">Leasing velocity, though, actually slowed. Tenants signed 2.2 million SF of new leases in Q2, down 23% from the prior quarter and roughly 20% below the same period last year. Fewer deals are getting done, but the deals that are happening are increasingly landing in premium buildings. Class A space accounted for more than 60% of all leasing activity in the quarter.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1i10wst r-135wba7 r-16dba41\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<h2 class=\"longform-header-two\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6ddbv\" data-offset-key=\"dtelh-0-0\">\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e14eb1d ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"e14eb1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226edbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"226edbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Office-Market-Historic-Comparison-and-Market-Fundamentals.webp?fit=800%2C650&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-69356\" alt=\"Houston Office Market Fundamentals Q2 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Office-Market-Historic-Comparison-and-Market-Fundamentals.webp?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Office-Market-Historic-Comparison-and-Market-Fundamentals.webp?resize=300%2C244&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Office-Market-Historic-Comparison-and-Market-Fundamentals.webp?resize=768%2C624&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-545c980 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"545c980\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c11c9be ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c11c9be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a25c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a25c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Katy Freeway East is the market&#8217;s clearest bright spot<\/h3>\n<p>No submarket illustrates the flight to quality better than Katy Freeway East. Dow Chemical&#8217;s 203,000 SF occupancy at CityCentre Six was the single largest driver of absorption in the quarter, and it helped pull submarket vacancy down 180 basis points to 14.4%. Class A vacancy in the submarket fell even further, dropping 310 basis points.<\/p>\n<p>The submarket also produced two of the quarter&#8217;s largest lease transactions: Superior Energy took 56,256 SF at 8020 Katy Freeway, and Capgemini signed for 30,262 SF at 990 Town and Country Boulevard. Class A asking rents in Katy Freeway East now average $64.11 PSF, nearly double the metro average, a reflection of how tight the top of that submarket has become.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-084026e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"084026e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cb1b23 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"5cb1b23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92f50a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92f50a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>CBD&#8217;s headline vacancy hides a two tier market<\/h3>\n<p>The CBD posted the second highest absorption total in Houston at 135,708 SF, even though overall CBD vacancy remains elevated at 32.1%. That number is misleading on its own. Class A properties drove the bulk of the positive absorption, while older, less competitive Class B and C stock continues to weigh down the average. Newer Class A towers downtown are holding occupancy well; it is the aging inventory that is inflating the headline vacancy figure.<\/p>\n<p>The Woodlands also had a strong quarter, with roughly 233,000 SF leased, including Quanta Infrastructure Solutions&#8217; 30,983 SF lease at 10000 Energy Drive and NAES Corporation&#8217;s 28,000 SF lease at 1725 Hughes Landing Boulevard.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72cc2c0 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"72cc2c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd70764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd70764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"763\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Office-Leasing-Activity-by-Submarket.webp?fit=763%2C504&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-69360\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Office-Leasing-Activity-by-Submarket.webp?w=763&amp;ssl=1 763w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Office-Leasing-Activity-by-Submarket.webp?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3956636 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3956636\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b4bb53 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"1b4bb53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fef6f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fef6f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Notable-Office-Lease-Transactions-Q2-2026.webp?fit=800%2C277&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-69364\" alt=\"Top Houston Office leases in Q2 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Notable-Office-Lease-Transactions-Q2-2026.webp?w=1993&amp;ssl=1 1993w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Notable-Office-Lease-Transactions-Q2-2026.webp?resize=300%2C104&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Notable-Office-Lease-Transactions-Q2-2026.webp?resize=1600%2C553&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Notable-Office-Lease-Transactions-Q2-2026.webp?resize=768%2C266&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Notable-Office-Lease-Transactions-Q2-2026.webp?resize=1536%2C531&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc35f60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"cc35f60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f245c0 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"5f245c0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d7514 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8d7514\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1i10wst r-135wba7 r-16dba41\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<h3 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"53ust-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"53ust-0-0\">New supply has nearly stopped<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"longform-unstyled\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6ddbv\" data-offset-key=\"d6h76-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6ddbv\" data-offset-key=\"d6h76-0-0\">Houston delivered just one building in Q2: The RO, a 150,794 SF project that came online 100% preleased, with Vitol taking occupancy during the quarter. That brings year to date deliveries to 650,244 SF.<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6ddbv\" data-offset-key=\"d6h76-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6ddbv\" data-offset-key=\"d6h76-0-0\">Looking ahead, the construction pipeline has shrunk to just 127,000 SF, consisting entirely of the Autry Park office project, which is already 95% preleased and expected to deliver later this year. Developers are simply not speculating in this market, which should help support occupancy in the buildings that do get built.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba2f2c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"ba2f2c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-598b706 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"598b706\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b5387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60b5387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Rents are rising, but concessions are still doing the heavy lifting<\/h3>\n<p>Overall gross asking rents rose slightly to $31.35 PSF, a modest increase both quarterly and year over year. That said, net effective rents remain below face rates because landlords are still offering significant concessions to get leases signed. Asking rent growth on paper does not yet translate into meaningfully higher net rents for landlords.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bc64f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"1bc64f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-993f99c ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"993f99c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9795015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9795015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Houston&#8217;s corporate base keeps growing<\/h3>\n<p>Houston&#8217;s underlying economic story remains a tailwind for the office market. The metro is already home to 27 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houston.org\/houston-data\/economy-at-a-glance-june-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fortune 500<\/a> headquarters, tying Chicago for the second highest concentration in the country. In the first half of 2026, Expand Energy announced plans to relocate its headquarters from Oklahoma City to Houston later this year. Once that move is complete, Houston&#8217;s Fortune 500 count climbs to 28, moving the metro past Chicago into the No. 2 spot nationally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd88875 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"bd88875\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c345040 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"c345040\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bf3c9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bf3c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"css-146c3p1 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-37j5jr r-1i10wst r-135wba7 r-16dba41\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<h3 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"93pe0-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"93pe0-0-0\">What this means for occupiers<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"93pe0-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"93pe0-0-0\">If you are touring space right now, the bifurcation in this market is not just a data point, it is something you need to plan around. Trophy and Class A product in Katy Freeway East, The Woodlands, and the CBD is tightening quickly and pricing accordingly. Class B space, on the other hand, is still where occupiers hold real negotiating leverage, particularly in submarkets carrying higher vacancy.<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"93pe0-0-0\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"93pe0-0-0\">Whether you are approaching a renewal, evaluating a relocation, or just trying to understand how these trends affect your next lease negotiation, the details matter more than the headline vacancy rate.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d6b4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69d6b4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/colliershouston.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/Research\/2026-Q2-Office-Houston-Report-Colliers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-57248 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/phi.eyf.mybluehost.me\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/pdf-20x26-1.jpg?resize=19%2C26&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"19\" height=\"26\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/colliershouston.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/Research\/2026-Q2-Office-Houston-Report-Colliers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full report<\/a> as a PDF<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-096e170 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"096e170\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-186f168 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"186f168\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3260a0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3260a0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Why is Houston&#8217;s vacancy rate still around 27 percent if leasing activity is strong?<\/strong><br \/>The headline vacancy rate blends premium buildings with older, less competitive stock. Class A space is absorbing well and tightening in key submarkets, while aging Class B and C buildings continue to sit vacant and drag down the citywide average.<\/p>\n<p><strong>s now a good time for a tenant to negotiate a Houston office lease?<\/strong><br \/>It depends heavily on the submarket and building class. In tight submarkets like Katy Freeway East and the CBD&#8217;s newer Class A towers, landlords have less room to negotiate. In submarkets carrying higher vacancy, particularly Class B space, tenants still have solid leverage on rent, concessions, and term length.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houston Office Market Report | Q2 2026 Market Trends Net absorption saw an increase in 2Q 2026, boasting positive net absorption of 425,021 SF. This increase offset the negative absorption seen in the prior quarter, resulting in positive net absorption of 208,782 for the first half of 2026. 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