The beginning of 2022 continued to see strong activity from large industrial users with 25 percent of Q1 deals being over 10,000 square feet. The rise in large deals in addition to limited vacancy has ultimately pushed net absorption to record breaking numbers the past three years as well as sparked bigger speculative developments throughout the valley. Between the years 2015 to 2019, there were five speculative buildings delivered that were over 80,000 square feet. Since 2020, six spec buildings have delivered over 80,000 square feet with an additional 22 buildings currently under construction or planned to be complete by 2023.

Transaction volume picked up significantly in the second quarter, with an increase of over 50 percent in the amount of office square footage absorbed. Midway through the year, net absorption in the Office market already outpaced the amount seen at the end of 2020. Meridian and Downtown Boise have had the most net absorption occur, 192,000 square feet and 105,000 square feet, respectively. Projected supply for Meridian, the market’s second-largest submarket, is currently 10 months.

Investment transaction volume is on pace with the amount seen in 2020 ($574 million). Through the first half of 2021, $232 million in investment product has exchanged hands in the Boise MSA.

2020 began with a strong start for the Retail market, posting 166,000 square feet of positive net absorption in the first 90 days. However, along with the pandemic came many business closures and the subsequent two quarters posted negative net absorption. However, a rebound began in Q4, where the market saw over 400,000 square feet of gross absorption, the strongest quarterly activity since 2013. As a result, net absorption finished the year at 191,000 square feet. The number of transactions completed in Q4 was also up 28 percent from its lowest point in Q2.