Expansion, rising rents, and investor confidence define Houston’s industrial market

Houston’s industrial real estate market continued its strong performance in the first quarter of 2025, with vacancy rates reaching a seven-year low of 5.6%. This tightening market, coupled with a 43.3% increase in quoted asking rents since Q1 2018, highlights sustained demand and rising property values. Although new deliveries reached 4.7 million square feet, slightly exceeding the 4.1 million square feet of net absorption, the 15.2 million square feet currently under development reflects continued…