Among the 30markets with the largest office real estate inventory in the United States, 16 experienced positive absorption rates in 2025. Manhattan, the largest U.S. office market, had the highest absorption rate at almost ****million square feet, meaning that the amount of space physically occupied was **** million square meters more than the amount of space vacated. Dallas, had the second-highest absorption rate at *** million square feet. Despite a difficult 2022, the demand in the office sector is forecast to pick up, with net absorption increasing until 2027.
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Colliers International. (February 12, 2026). Absorption of office space in the United States in 2025, by market (in 1,000 square feet) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/605195/office-space-absorption-rate-by-metro-area-usa/
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