{"id":69379,"date":"2026-07-20T19:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coydavidson.com\/?p=69379"},"modified":"2026-07-20T19:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:05:31","slug":"texas-office-market-snapshot-q2-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/texas-office-market-snapshot-q2-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Office Market Snapshot &#8211; Q2 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"69379\" class=\"elementor elementor-69379\" 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-abe9344 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"abe9344\" 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-134af7c ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"134af7c\" 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-e2dab8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2dab8a\" 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>The State of the Texas Office Market<\/h2><p>Texas&#8217;s major office markets sent a consistent signal in Q2 2026: demand is healing, but at different speeds. DFW led the pack with vacancy dropping below 20% for the first time in three years and rents rising; Austin showed gradual stabilization with softer rents cushioning still-positive absorption, and <a href=\"https:\/\/phi.eyf.mybluehost.me\/coydavidson\/flight-to-quality-keeps-reshaping-the-houston-office-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston<\/a> held resilient despite a slowdown in leasing, buoyed by continued flight-to-quality and a strengthening corporate base.<\/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-8ff533a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"8ff533a\" 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-bef7d1b ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"bef7d1b\" 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-3c4450c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c4450c\" 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>Austin Stabilizing, but leasing momentum cooling<\/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-5f6708d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"5f6708d\" 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-3aa0bf2 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3aa0bf2\" 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-13ff418 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"13ff418\" 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=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Austin-Office-Market-Fundamentals-Q2-2026.webp?fit=800%2C560&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-69382\" alt=\"Austin Office Market Statistics Q2 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Austin-Office-Market-Fundamentals-Q2-2026.webp?w=1022&amp;ssl=1 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Austin-Office-Market-Fundamentals-Q2-2026.webp?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Austin-Office-Market-Fundamentals-Q2-2026.webp?resize=768%2C538&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-1472fc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"1472fc4\" 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-33cd3d6 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"33cd3d6\" 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-88581c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88581c3\" 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<ul><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Vacancy down to 20.6% (from 21.2% Q1), below year-ago levels<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Net absorption positive at 735.3k SF, but softer than Q1&#8217;s 1.1M SF<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">New supply jumped to 279.3k SF; 459k SF under construction<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Asking rents softened to $44.79\/SF overall ($54.88\/SF Class A)<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Northwest submarket led absorption (1.46M SF YTD); CBD posted negative absorption<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Notable deals: Texas Capital Bank (27,012 SF), Ryan LLC (24,532 SF); $197\/SF Northwest sale<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"file:\/\/\/Users\/coydavidson\/Downloads\/Colliers%20Austin%20Office%20Market%20Report%202026%20Q2%20(1).pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57248\" 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> Download the <strong><a href=\"file:\/\/\/Users\/coydavidson\/Downloads\/Colliers%20Austin%20Office%20Market%20Report%202026%20Q2%20(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austin Office Market Report | Q2 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/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-250a8a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"250a8a0\" 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-a49560e ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a49560e\" 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-20b77f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20b77f9\" 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-a023e6 r-rjixqe r-16dba41\" dir=\"ltr\"><h2 class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"md6a-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"md6a-0-0\">Dallas-Fort Worth: Strongest quarter in years<\/span><\/h2><\/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-92ad9d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"92ad9d3\" 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-659b40c ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"659b40c\" 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-c6e5cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c6e5cab\" 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=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DFW-Office-Market-Statistics-Q2-2026.webp?fit=800%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-69383\" alt=\"Dallas - Forth Worth office market fundamentals Q2 -2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DFW-Office-Market-Statistics-Q2-2026.webp?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DFW-Office-Market-Statistics-Q2-2026.webp?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DFW-Office-Market-Statistics-Q2-2026.webp?resize=768%2C544&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-5bc5882 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"5bc5882\" 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-fe3c177 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"fe3c177\" 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-fb59a7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb59a7b\" 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<ul><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Vacancy fell to 19.9% \u2014 first time below 20% in nearly three years<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Net absorption surged to 1.4M SF, up from 444.4k SF in Q1<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">New supply modest at 173.1k SF; 3.1M SF under construction<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Sublease space contracted to 7.3M SF<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Asking rents climbed to $34.01\/SF overall ($38.93\/SF Class A)<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Notable deals: Mercury One (172,230 SF), Stellantis Financial (83,278 SF)<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"file:\/\/\/Users\/coydavidson\/Downloads\/Colliers%20DFW%20Office%20Market%20Report%202026%20Q2%20(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57248\" 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 Download the <strong><a href=\"file:\/\/\/Users\/coydavidson\/Downloads\/Colliers%20DFW%20Office%20Market%20Report%202026%20Q2%20(1).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DFW Office Market Report | Q2 2026<\/a><\/strong><\/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-7897e9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7897e9e\" 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-a0b9362 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a0b9362\" 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-c352b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c352b9e\" 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 \u2014 Resilient despite softer leasing<\/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-050c4bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"050c4bd\" 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-3cd197f ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"3cd197f\" 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-2cfba07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cfba07\" 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=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Office-Market-Fundamentals-Q2-2026.webp?fit=800%2C571&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-69384\" alt=\"Houston Office Market Statistics Q 2026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Office-Market-Fundamentals-Q2-2026.webp?w=1032&amp;ssl=1 1032w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Office-Market-Fundamentals-Q2-2026.webp?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/coydavidson.com\/coydavidson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Houston-Office-Market-Fundamentals-Q2-2026.webp?resize=768%2C548&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-0140835 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"0140835\" 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-7660199 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"7660199\" 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-818eed9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"818eed9\" 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<ul><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Vacancy flat at 27.7%; leasing volume down 23% QoQ<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Net absorption still positive at 425k SF, offsetting Q1&#8217;s decline<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Class A captured 60%+ of leasing activity (flight-to-quality continues)<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Construction pipeline shrank to 127.7k SF (just one project, Autry Park)<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Asking rents up modestly to $31.35\/SF<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Katy Freeway East led activity: Dow Chemical (203k SF), Superior Energy (56,256 SF)<\/li><li class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">Tailwind: Expand Energy&#8217;s planned HQ move from OKC could push Houston to No. 2 in <a href=\"https:\/\/phi.eyf.mybluehost.me\/coydavidson\/the-fortune-500-headquarters-where-are-they-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fortune 500<\/a> count<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/colliershouston.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/Research\/2026-Q2-Office-Houston-Report-Colliers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57248\" 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