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Q2 2026

Q2 2026 Orlando Commercial Real Estate Market Report

Focus: Q2 2026 Market Trends

Executive Summary

The Orlando commercial real estate (CRE) market in Q2 2026 exhibits a sharp divergence in sector performance, driven by structural supply constraints in select consumer industries and localized oversupply in administrative sectors. The Office sector handles elevated structural right-sizing as corporate tenants downsize footprints, though high-quality Class A configurations in the Central Business District offer a stabilizing floor. Industrial fundamentals are moving through a robust inventory integration phase; following a major multi-year wave of completions, active development pipelines have collapsed to a decade low, paving a clean runway for steady space consumption. Retail remains an exceptional regional performer, heavily insulated by sustained population inflows, resilient leisure tourism, and a virtual absence of new shopping center completions. Meanwhile, the Multifamily market is navigating a wave of unit deliveries that has temporarily flattened rent growth, though dwindling construction starts set the stage for stabilization.

TenantBase Proprietary Data highlights the distribution of active tenant demand over the last 90 days:

  • Storefront/Retail heavily led localized transaction activity with 58.38% of all search trends (195 deals).
  • Warehouse recorded the second highest volume at 23.65% of demand metrics (79 deals).
  • Office accounted for 18.86% of overall active search volume (63 deals).

Office Market

Market Overview

Orlando's office market is currently undergoing a structural right-sizing, with overall vacancy remaining historically elevated despite healthy gross leasing volumes for top-tier assets.

  • Vacancy & Supply: The broader metropolitan office vacancy rate marks an elevated 17.6%, heavily driven by trailing corporate footprint consolidations and a general migration toward compact setups.
  • Flight to Quality: Gross leasing demand is intensely anchored within the Central Business District (CBD) and highly amenitized corporate corridors, allowing modern Class A assets to outperform commodity Class B inventories.
  • Pipeline Restrictions: Ground-up speculative construction remains limited, blocking new supply-side pressure and protecting existing landlord valuations.

TenantBase Activity

  • Demand Share: Office accounted for 18.86% of total search volume (63 deals).
  • Lease Term Preference: Tenant inquiries display a strong bias toward short-term flexible horizons, concentrated around immediate operational needs:
    • Less than one year: 50.00% of deals (30 deals).
    • 3-5 Years: 23.33% of deals (14 deals).
    • 2-3 Years: 21.67% of deals (13 deals).
    • 5+ Years: 5.00% of deals (3 deals).
  • Size Requirements: Floor area targets expand predictably alongside lease duration parameters. Short-term commitments under one year requested an average lower boundary of 833.33 SF and an upper bound of 1,766.67 SF. Mid-term 3-5 Year terms scale to a lower requirement average of 2,000.00 SF and an upper bound of 4,133.33 SF, while long-term 5+ Year commitments request substantial layouts, averaging a lower limit of 5,100.00 SF up to a maximum upper capacity of 10,250.00 SF.

Industrial & Warehouse Market

Market Overview

The Orlando industrial market is navigating an inventory stabilization phase through mid-2026, distinguishing itself as a resilient logistics hub across the Southeast.

  • Vacancy & Performance: Broad direct industrial vacancy has settled near 7.2% following recent delivery waves. Direct average asking rents hold steady near $9.18 per SF monthly, with functional small-bay spaces commanding a steady premium.
  • Logistics Corridors: Active logistics leasing remains clustered across primary submarkets like Silver Star/Apopka and Airport/Lake Nona, catering to regional consumer fulfillment, theme park supply chains, and light assembly.
  • Pipeline Contraction: The threat of speculative oversupply has effectively vanished, with under-construction metrics tracking at a decade low, guaranteeing a lack of competitive new product in the near term.

TenantBase Activity

  • Demand Share: Warehouse represented 23.65% of overall search trends (79 deals).
  • Lease Term Preference: Local industrial tenant requirements show an active focus on mid-to-short curve horizons over a 90-day window:
    • 1-2 Years: 34.04% of deals (16 deals).
    • 3-5 Years: 29.79% of deals (14 deals).
    • Less than one year: 14.89% of deals (7 deals).
    • 2-3 Years: 14.89% of deals (7 deals).
    • 5+ Years: 6.38% of deals (3 deals).
  • Size Requirements: Spatial configurations maintain highly diverse profiles across active term brackets. Inquiries for short-term 1-2 Year commitments tracked an average lower bound of 5,875.00 SF and an upper bound of 12,700.00 SF. Standard intermediate 2-3 Year terms require a lower bound average of 2,500.00 SF and an upper bound of 6,400.00 SF, while unvalued institutional segments reached substantial metrics averaging a lower bound of 29,444.44 SF up to an upper bound of 76,100.00 SF.

Retail Market

Market Overview

Retail continues to operate as an exceptionally stable commercial sector across Central Florida, insulated by consistent regional demographic expansion and limited new construction.

  • Balanced Occupancy: Overall retail vacancy stays balanced near the mid-3% to low-4% range, remaining tighter than national shopping-center averages.
  • Necessity Subsectors: Strong retailer backfilling remains highly active, with grocery operators, value-oriented discount brands, and food and beverage concepts rapidly capturing second-generation locations.

TenantBase Activity

  • Demand Share: Retail/Storefront activity dominated local market transaction volume, capturing 58.38% of all tracking metrics (195 deals).
  • Lease Term Preference: Retail operators demonstrate a clear priority toward establishing mid-to-long term operational commitments to protect consumer visibility:
    • 3-5 Years: 32.43% of deals (24 deals).
    • 5+ Years: 25.68% of deals (19 deals).
    • 2-3 Years: 22.97% of deals (17 deals).
    • Less than one year: 13.51% of deals (10 deals).
    • 1-2 Years: 5.41% of deals (4 deals).
  • Top Locations: Out of the submarkets explicitly tracked, the highest concentrations of local transaction interest centered heavily on Orlando (38 deals), Winter Park (16 deals), Kissimmee (15 deals), Downtown (11 deals), and the Airport (10 deals).

Multifamily Market

Market Overview

The Orlando multifamily sector is navigating a critical inflection point through the middle of 2026, working through a correction caused by a post-pandemic supply wave.

  • Absorption Realities: While substantial supply completions expanded vacancies over the past 24 months, slowing construction pipelines are allowing steady residential household formations to systematically rebalance direct occupancy.
  • Rent Environment: Due to the competitive supply environment, direct asking rent growth has flattened year-over-year. Landlords continue to deploy move-in concessions across submarkets digesting the last of the unabsorbed Class A luxury units to protect occupancy.
  • Pipeline Pullback: Groundbreakings have downshifted sharply due to elevated capital, debt, and insurance costs, providing existing assets with a clear runway to rebuild occupancy.

2026 Outlook

Moving through the remainder of 2026, the Orlando CRE market is positioned for continuing structural alignment across asset classes.

  • Office Stabilization: Vacancy pressures are expected to persist across older, commoditized corporate buildings, while well-amenitized suburban business parks and CBD assets capture the bulk of organic tech and medical relocations.
  • Industrial Performance: With active speculative construction falling to a decade low, a lean forward pipeline allows modern logistics inventory to be absorbed back toward historical balances, supporting strong long-term rent performance.
  • Multifamily Rebound: As the dramatic pullback in new starts limits future multi-unit competition, existing multifamily operators are well-positioned to scale back concessions and realize occupancy gains into 2027.

Sources

[1] Cushman & Wakefield: Central Florida Office Marketbeat & Occupancy Analytics

[2] WareCRE: Orlando Regional Industrial Warehouse & Logistics Report

[3] Beyond Commercial: Central Florida Retail Market Analysis & Pricing Trends

[4] Cushman & Wakefield: Florida Multifamily Marketbeat & Delivery Summaries

[5] TenantBase Proprietary Market Data (Dashboard Export: SEO Market Reports orlando, June 30, 2026)

Information in this report is aggregated from various third-party sources and synthesized using artificial intelligence and other research tools. While we believe these sources to be reliable, we cannot guarantee the absolute accuracy or completeness of the data. This report is intended for informational purposes to provide market insight and should be independently verified prior to any use in a real estate transaction or legal commitment.