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A closer look at the office rent paradox

It is rare for office rent and vacancy to increase at the same time, but not unprecedented

While unusual, it is not unprecedented to see office rents and vacancy rise simultaneously, as they did in Dallas in the early 1980s. (Lars Frazer/CoStar)
While unusual, it is not unprecedented to see office rents and vacancy rise simultaneously, as they did in Dallas in the early 1980s. (Lars Frazer/CoStar)

Despite record-high office vacancy, asking rents for those properties have continued to climb, creating a paradox that can puzzle many in commercial real estate. How can office rents keep going up when overall occupancy is plummeting? This unusual situation is not without precedent, and history offers an instructive example for comparison.

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