Home » U.S. GDP fell and commercial vacancy rose in Q1 U.S. GDP fell and commercial vacancy rose in Q1 While the impact of tariffs began to affect the US economy in Q1, with GDP falling by 0.3%, retail space occupancy rates did not improve. Through Sophie Baqué. Published on 19 May 2025 à 10h40 - Update on 23 July 2025 à 18h59 Resources In the U.S.A., the rate of available retail space reached a record high in Q1 2025, at 4.8% at the end of March 2025, according to CoStar Group, a commercial property data specialist. This represents an additional 1.1 million sq.m of available retail space at the end of March,… Sophie Baqué commercial propertyConsumer trendsEconomy and regulatorsmarket dataProperty and investors Read more Retail property: Blackstone strengthens on the U.S. West Coast with a US$4 billion acquisition APAC: occupancy rates rise, retail investment up 27% in 2024 Klepierre expands through acquisitions, while Unibail safeguards margins with retail media Rodrigo Clare (Altarea): “We have entered into exclusive negotiations to manage stores in 83 Milan metro stations” U.S.A: 4 years after Covid-19, property companies are tightening up commercial leases
