Vacancy Rates

Apartment Vacancy Rate Surges 7.8%, Rents Fall

The Wall Street Journal | NICK TIMIRAOS | Posted 10.06.2009 | Business


The U.S. vacancy rate reached 7.8%, a 23-year high, according to Reis Inc., a New York real-estate research firm that tracks vacancies and rents in th...

Commercial Vacancies On The Rise, Lenders' Crisis Looms

New York Times | Charles V. Bagli | Posted 02.05.2009 | Business


Vacancy rates in office buildings exceed 10 percent in virtually every major city in the country and are rising rapidly, a sign of economic distress t...