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Austin Commercial Real Estate Market Report

Austin remains a high-growth market with uneven fundamentals by sector. Retail vacancy is historically low, office is beginning a gradual recovery, and industrial and multifamily continue to rebalance after major supply growth.

Q2 2026 | Report source date: May 11, 2026

Executive Read

Austin Commercial Real Estate Decision Snapshot

Austin remains a high-growth market with uneven fundamentals by sector. Retail vacancy is historically low, office is beginning a gradual recovery, and industrial and multifamily continue to rebalance after major supply growth.

This Elementor-first report is structured as an advisory brief: market facts first, then practical implications for owners, tenants, retailers, and investors.

Office vacancy15.8%Recovery still forming
Industrial vacancy14.2%Supply reset underway
Retail vacancy3.2%Historically tight
Multifamily vacancy13.5%Lease-up pressure
Sector Conditions

Austin Commercial Real Estate Sector Conditions

Office

15.8% vacancy, 1.3% rent growth.

The recovery is uneven, but tenant demand is starting to return to quality, well-located space.

Industrial

14.2% vacancy, -1.3% rent growth.

Supply growth has shifted leverage toward disciplined occupiers in select submarkets.

Retail

3.2% vacancy, 2.1% rent growth.

Retail is the standout, with scarce availability and sustained demand from consumer-facing operators.

Multifamily

13.5% vacancy, -3.8% rent growth.

New deliveries continue to pressure concessions and asking rents.

BRAG Advisory Angle

What This Means For Austin Commercial Real Estate Decisions

Retail requirements need early site filtering because the market is tight.
Industrial and multifamily decisions should stress-test supply absorption.
Office users have better negotiating room than the headline growth story suggests.
Next Step

Turn The Austin Report Into A Property-Level Strategy.

Use this report as a starting point for a focused leasing, acquisition, disposition, commercial property valuation, tenant representation, or owner-user site selection conversation.

Data is sourced from CoStar market reports and other market sources provided to Bisono Realty Advisors Group. Information should be independently verified before making leasing, acquisition, disposition, financing, or investment decisions. For broader Texas context, review the full BRAG market reports hub.