Sage Partners reports strong Northwest Arkansas commercial real estate market

5 articles · Updated · talkbusiness.net · May 7

In Q1 2026, office vacancy rose to 4.96%, industrial vacancy held at 5.3%, and retail vacancy stayed tight at 3.3% across the region.
Office asking rents reached $27.03 per square foot, industrial rents rose 2.5% year on year to $9.72, and most ongoing development was pre-leased, supporting supply-demand balance.
The report said investor and land demand remained strong, especially near the Walmart Home Office, while growth spread to Decatur, Gentry and Siloam Springs amid population and corporate expansion.

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