US Retail Occupancy Improves in Q3 2026, CoStar Says

• U.S. retail occupied space rose about 8.5 million square feet in Q3 2026, versus 10.3 million the previous quarter.
• Tenant move-ins reached nearly 96.7 million square feet, the highest total since mid-2022.
• Move-outs declined 7% year over year to roughly 92.3 million square feet.
• Occupancy gains came almost entirely from existing space; newly delivered buildings totaled about 12.3 million square feet, the lowest since 2021.
• Austin led annual net absorption at 1.5% of inventory among major markets, followed by Phoenix at 1.2% and Dallas-Fort Worth at 0.9%.

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