{"id":563,"date":"2026-10-22T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/?p=563"},"modified":"2026-10-22T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T13:00:00","slug":"u-s-office-space-faces-premium-shortage-embracing-performance-over-perception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/22\/u-s-office-space-faces-premium-shortage-embracing-performance-over-perception\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Office Space Faces Premium Shortage | Embracing Performance Over Perception"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/paul-e-washington\/us-office-shortage-remotion-videos-d45d\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>The U.S. office sector is experiencing a notable shift\u2014Q3 marked the fifth consecutive quarter of positive net absorption, with occupiers taking on an additional 6 million square feet and the average size of signed leases jumping by about 13%. Yet, only 3.5 million square feet of new office product was delivered, while a substantial 9.6 million square feet exited the inventory through conversions or redevelopment. With just 23 million square feet under construction nationwide, premium office space is quickly becoming a rare commodity. This scarcity is prompting a flight toward top-tier assets, which is already beginning to move effective rents upward. For those navigating ownership or considering investments, understanding this tightening market is crucial\u2014especially as the value proposition for well-positioned assets grows. My focus remains on providing transparent, step-by-step guidance so that both new and experienced property owners can make informed decisions that align with their long-term goals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. office sector is experiencing a notable shift\u2014Q3 marked the fifth consecutive quarter of positive net absorption, with occupiers taking on an additional 6 million square feet and the average size of signed leases jumping by about 13%. Yet, only 3.5 million square feet of new office product was delivered, while a substantial 9.6 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":304,"featured_media":564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/304"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":591,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563\/revisions\/591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paulwashingtoncommercial.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}