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Office demand rebounds to highest level since Covid pandemic began

Cnbc · · 515 words · By Diana Olick
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“In the first quarter of this year, new in-person and virtual office tours reached their highest level since the pandemic began, as measured by the VTS Office Demand Index.”
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Multiple independent sources (CNBC, briefs.co, and another web result) confirm that the VTS Office Demand Index reached its highest level since the pandemic began in the first quarter of the year.
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“The index rose 18% from the fourth quarter 2025 and 13% from the same quarter one year ago.”
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The specific figures (18% increase from Q4 and 13% year-over-year) are reported by multiple sources, including briefs.co and another web result referencing the VTS index.
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web search NEUTRAL — Q1 2025 VTS Office Demand Index (VODI).VTS is the global leader, with more than 60% of Class A office space in the U.S., and 13 billion square feet of office, residential, retail, and industrial space…
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250429716545/en/Off…
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web search NEUTRAL — In our latest VTS Office Demand Index (VODI) report, we highlighted a nearly 20% year-over-year (YoY) growth in national office demand. Certain benchmark markets, such as New York City, even reached p…
https://www.vts.com/blog/2025-vts-leasing-prediction-outlook
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web search NEUTRAL — After years of sluggishness caused by persistent remote work trends, office demand in the tech sector surged in 2025, becoming the primary driver of growth in U.S. commercial real estate, according to…
https://techedgeai.com/ai-boom-drives-tech-office-demand-sky…
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“office-using employment is still down 2% from 2022, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'bureau' and does not contain any data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics regarding employment.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bureau is a piece of furniture with hinged writing space of flap resting at an angle when closed . Bureau bedstead is form of a folding bed that looks like a bureau when closed; B
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of BUREAU is writing desk; especially : one having drawers and a slant top. How to use bureau in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bureau
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web search NEUTRAL — Define bureau. bureau synonyms, bureau pronunciation, bureau translation, English dictionary definition of bureau. n. pl. bu·reaus or bu·reaux 1. A chest of drawers, especially a dresser for holding c…
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“Nationally, for all buildings, the office vacancy rate fell 14 basis points to 22.2% in the first quarter of this year from the previous quarter”
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The search results discuss general vacancy rates (Moody's, Colliers, Firmspace) but do not mention the specific figure of 22.2% or a 14 basis point drop for the national average in Q1.
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web search NEUTRAL — The national office vacancy rate has hit a record 19.6%, according to Moody's Analytics. That beats the prior record of 19.3%, which has been hit twice before. The surge represents the steepest quarte…
https://www.businessinsider.com/real-estate-outlook-office-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — The overall office vacancy rate in the Indianapolis market stood at 21.2% at the end of the first quarter, essentially flat from the previous quarter but down slightly from a year earlier, according t…
https://rejournals.com/vacancy-rates-still-too-high-in-india…
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web search NEUTRAL — In sprawling Houston, vacancy rates have remained elevated above all other top cities for traffic congestion. Among that group, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York all saw office vacancies rise t…
https://firmspace.com/theproworker/how-office-vacancy-rates-…
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“and is down 30 basis points from the last peak in Q2 2025, according to a report from JLL”
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The provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions for the word 'according' and contains no data from JLL regarding vacancy rates or peaks in Q2 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of ACCORD is to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned. How to use accord in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Accord.
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web search NEUTRAL — Phrasal verb accord with something (Definition of according from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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“10% of office buildings comprising more than 60% of total national vacancy.”
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Two independent sources (one specific report and CRE Daily) explicitly state that 10% of office buildings comprise more than 60% of total national vacancy.
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web search NEUTRAL — One number buried on page six tells you more about the state of office than everything else in the document combined. 10% of office buildings comprise more than 60% of the total national vacancy.
https://www.hqo.com/resources/blog/ten-percent-of-office-bui…
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web search NEUTRAL — The data: The study points out an intriguing phenomenon: over 60% of all office vacancies are concentrated in just 10% of buildings, showcasing a significant imbalance in how vacancies are distributed…
https://www.credaily.com/newsletters/60-office-vacancies-10-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Office headlines Leasing recovery progressing • Leasing volume slowed moderately from post-pandemic highs in Q4, but reached 50.4 million s.f. in Q1 2025, growing more than 15% compared to Q1 2024. Le…
https://www.jll.com/content/dam/jllcom/en/global/documents/r…
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“Los Angeles also saw double-digit increases in demand on a quarterly basis, fueled by significant growth in the creative industry, according to VTS.”
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CNBC and another web source both report that Los Angeles saw double-digit increases in demand fueled by the creative/arts/media industry according to VTS.
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web search NEUTRAL — San Francisco and New York City are leading office demand, while Los Angeles also saw double-digit increases in demand on a quarterly basis, fueled by significant growth in the creative industry ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/office-demand-real-estate.ht…
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles: The city saw a double-digit demand spike, with the index hitting 72 points —its highest since Q2 2024. This growth is largely credited to the expansion of the arts, media, and culture sec…
https://en.koreadaily.com/office-demand-index-q1-2026-recove…
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web search NEUTRAL — The growth of new demand for office space in Los Angeles has been characterized by a rise in the average size of spaces toured. The average space toured in 2022 was around 10,000 square feet, but as o…
https://view.ceros.com/vts/vts-office-demand-index-july-2024…
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“Cities seeing weaker demand include Boston, which was the worst-performing market in the report.”
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The evidence provided for Boston consists of general Wikipedia and travel information; there is no mention of the VTS report or Boston being the worst-performing market.
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web search NEUTRAL — Boston (/ bɒstən /) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston
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web search NEUTRAL — What Boston cares about right now: Get breaking updates on news, sports, and weather. Local alerts, things to do, and more on Boston.com.
https://www.boston.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 28, 2025 · Aside from the historic Freedom Trail, top-rated things to do in Boston include eating Italian fare in the North End and catching a game or concert at Fenway Park.
https://travel.usnews.com/Boston_MA/Things_To_Do/
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“Life science offices have taken a hit in that city, due to significant government funding cuts.”
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“demand is contracting in Seattle, Washington, D.C., and Chicago”
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