Colliers International releases fourth quarter 2018 market snapshots for Columbia

January 2, 2019

 

Retail market

Retail activity within the non-core Columbia submarkets outperformed core retail spaces during the fourth quarter of 2018, and the market absorbed 2,879 square feet overall. The Columbia retail rental rates were considerably higher during the fourth quarter of 2018 for the remaining availabilities and two new retail buildings were delivered to the Lexington submarket this quarter, which is a hotspot for retail investments.

 

Market statistics

Change from Q3 2018
  • Market inventory:
13,348,853 SF
  • Quarterly absorption:
2,879 SF
  • Market vacancy rate:
10.70% Higher by 61 basis points
  • Average weighted rental rate:

 

Columbia core statistics

Change from Q3 2018
  • Quarterly absorption:
-52,079 SF
  • Vacancy rate:
5.80% Higher by 81 basis points
  • Average weighted rental rate:

 

Columbia non-core statistics

Change from Q3 2018
  • Quarterly absorption:
54,958 SF
  • Vacancy rate:
14.94% Higher by 34 basis points
  • Average weighted rental rate:

 

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About Colliers International

Colliers International | South Carolina has over 140 staff members, including 60 real estate professionals. Total brokerage volume in excess of $750 million for 2017, involving over 900 sales and leasing transactions. Colliers International is the largest manager of commercial property in South Carolina and is an Accredited Management Organization (AMO) through the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM), with a portfolio at year-end 2017 of approximately 14 million square feet of office, industrial, retail and healthcare properties. Colliers International’s staff holds 46 professional designations, the most of any firm in South Carolina. Colliers | South Carolina’s affiliate, LCK, provides project and construction management services for new facilities and renovations across South Carolina.

Colliers International Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CIGI) (TSX: CIGI) is a top tier global real estate services and investment management company operating in 69 countries with a workforce of more than 13,000 professionals. Colliers is the fastest-growing publicly listed global real estate services and investment management company, with 2017 corporate revenues of $2.3 billion ($2.7 billion including affiliates). With an enterprising culture and significant employee ownership and control, Colliers professionals provide a full range of services to real estate occupiers, owners and investors worldwide, and through its investment management services platform, has more than $20 billion of assets under management from the world’s most respected institutional real estate investors.

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