The Metro Denver Economic Development Corp. recently released its April Monthly Economic Indicators report.

While Denver’s economy – and rental rates for office space – remain strong, the office market saw negative absorption in the first quarter of the year, largely due to sublease space becoming vacant, according to JLL’s Office Insight summary. The average direct asking rate for office space in the Denver metro continued to climb in…

Vacancies in self-storage properties in the Denver metro area and nationally will continue to decrease and rents will climb, according to Marcus & Millichap’s recently released 2016 Self-Storage Investment Forecast. The report says after three years of near-level vacancy in the Denver market, a drop of 110 basis points to 9.2 percent is expected by…

Marcus & Millichap has launched an annual hospitality investment forecast for 16 regions nationwide, including the Mountain West. Highlights of the inaugural report are: Moderate but steady wage growth is converging with lower gas prices to support leisure trips that require a hotel stay in 2016. Growth in key hospitality performance indicators will likely moderate…

I recently moderated a panel at the Colorado Real Estate Journal’s 13th Annual Property Management Symposium. The panel, comprising Doug Wulf of Cushman & Wakefield, Jamie Gard of NGKF and Alec Wynne of Avison Young, was focused on the competitive nature of office spaces in the current market.

For decades a symbol of achievement in the working world has included securing the coveted corner office.

Following are recent transactions reported to CREJ. Office Cybertech Inc. leased 7,079 square feet at 2821 S. Parker Road, Suite 1105, in Aurora. Eric Gold of API Sheldon-Gold Realty Inc. represented the landlord. Kforce Inc. leased 7,900 sf at 5680 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. in Greenwood Village. Courtney Hasson, Nathan Johnson, Jamie Gard and Casey Grosscope…

The annual benchmark revision of the Current Employment Statistics showed significant upward adjustments to annual employment for 2015 in Metro Denver, according to data released today by the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp.

Strong employment growth, decreasing vacancies and rising rents indicate a positive 2016 retail market, as demographic trends attract investors to the area, according to Marcus & Millichap. Marcus & Millichap’s 2016 Retail Investment Forecast provides these Denver observations:

Following are recent office and industrial transactions reported to CREJ. Office The General Services Administration renewed its lease for 19,076 sf at 56 Inverness Drive East in Englewood. Jeremy Reeves and Bill Woodward of Inverness Properties handled the transaction. Lerch Bates leased 12,985 sf at 9780 S Meridian Blvd., in Englewood. Jeremy Reeves of Inverness Properties LLC and…