Falling vacancies brighten gloomy outlook for retail landlords


Falling vacancies brighten gloomy outlook for retail landlords


After rising to recessionary levels, the Chicago-area retail vacancy rate has fallen for the second straight quarter, a positive sign for a market smarting from a wave of store closings and retailer bankruptcies.

At least one ray of sunshine is peeking through the clouds hovering over the local retail real estate market.

After rising to recessionary levels, the Chicago-area retail vacancy rate has fallen for the second straight quarter, a positive sign for a market smarting from a wave of store closings and retailer bankruptcies. The local vacancy rate dropped to 10.9 percent in the third quarter, down from 11.1 percent in the second quarter and a recent peak of 11.6 percent last year, according to CBRE.

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RSK: A bit of cautious optimism here....I guess that is good news...like stopping the bleeding after most of the blood has been spent!

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