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An Analysis of Office Market Rents: Some Empirical Evidence
Author(s) -
Glascock John L.,
Jahanian Shirin,
Sirmans C. F.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
real estate economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.064
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1540-6229
pISSN - 1080-8620
DOI - 10.1111/1540-6229.00512
Subject(s) - economic rent , economics , empirical evidence , rent seeking , microeconomics , labour economics , philosophy , epistemology , politics , political science , law
This paper provides an empirical analysis of office building rents using data for a five‐year period in a medium‐ sized city. The results indicate that rent levels respond to various factors in the expected manner: rents vary systematically across classes of buildings and locations, overall market conditions have a significant impact on rents, and contract variations are associated with rent differences. We also present the first evidence at the building level on the rent‐vacancy adjustment process. The results show a significant relationship between rent changes and vacancies.