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Chicago to be among the office market “winners”

Our analysis suggests that both higher asking rents and a greater proportion of information jobs have been associated with a larger rise in sublease vacancy in recent quarters. We think there are good reasons for this and expect these factors to be key to the story in the next few years too. Of the six cities we forecast, this will be negative for NYC and San Francisco, but suggests that Chicago could outperform.

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