Retail availability rate in the Bay Area

Availability has been increasing since 2020, driven first by the population loss and then by weaker retail spending after interest rates started rising in 2022. Expanding grocery stores have been instrumental in bringing down vacancies.

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Neighborhood center: Place for the sale of convenience goods and personal services for the surrounding community with a supermarket being the principal tenant.

Chart: Kevin V. NguyenSource: CoStar