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Austin and Seattle set to slide down the office rankings

Although office values have held up well in tech hubs such as Seattle and Austin, they have also seen some of the largest falls in occupier demand. Further substantial reductions in floorspace by tech companies will cause vacancy in these markets to rise further. As a result, we expect rents to be some of the hardest-hit, denting capital values and causing these metros to slide down the performance rankings.

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