Any resources to find % vacant in my city?
I live in San Francisco. Is there a resource for me to find what % of commercial units / total square footage is vacant? It's been actually quite alarming seeing the number of unleased stores in SF before all of this corona virus stuff hit.
[{"id": "flazo9r", "text": "I\u2019d start with google and go from there. Unlimited resources out there for this info", "replies": [{"id": "flb3f9d", "text": "Do you mind sharing one of those resources?", "replies": [{"id": "flbgtq3", "text": "Costar\n\nREIS\n\nCBRE market reports", "replies": [{"id": "flc8lx7", "text": "To add to this, if you can afford any of these, costar is significantly better than REIS. Roughly 7 years experience with both....well, I prefer REIS's broad market summaries, but if you're look for sale or lease comps costar is much better", "replies": [{"id": "flcegyd", "text": "You can get market reports from any firm by signing up for their emails, but it's going to be quarterly.", "replies": [{"id": "flecxnd", "text": "Any reliable real estate data is going to be quarterly.", "replies": [], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}, {"id": "flez6tx", "text": "The lease comps aren\u2019t good, usually withheld or depressed to avoid tax liabilities to property owners. You have to physically call owners or lease brokers to get an idea of actual lease rates\n\nI would say everything else is pretty great with CoStar especially with market reports for trends, sales comps and absorption rates. Just wish it wasn\u2019t a monopoly that price gouges the shit out of people\n\nSource: I\u2019m a CRE broker paying $$$$ for CoStar", "replies": [], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "fldiopp", "text": "If you want the name of a knowledgeable SF broker to talk to, Santino DeRose at Maven Properties", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]