Office Prices Plunge in Energy Capital
by Bloomberg |Wednesday, February 03, 2021 Houston ended last year with a 24% office-vacancy rate, the highest of any major US city, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (Bloomberg) -- For all the talk of workers fleeing pricey coastal cities such as New York and San Francisco, one of the most troubled spots in the U.S. commercial real estate market is deep in the heart of Texas. Houston ended last year with a 24% office-vacancy rate, the highest of any major U.S. city, according to Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. After years of construction to accommodate an oil boom that’s now gone bust, build...