Market Intelligence
Signals
Conditions in your market that make buyers more likely to act now: what is happening, why it matters to you, which leads it applies to, and the outreach angle it gives you.
City-wide LERTA abatement window closes for new commercial fit-outs
Tenant improvements permitted before 31 March 2027 qualify for a ten-year tax abatement; later ones do not.
Outreach angle
Lead with the deadline: a dated abatement they lose by waiting, and a build-out schedule that lands the permit in time.
Robotics Row absorption outruns new supply
Lawrenceville and the Strip District are under 4% available for lab-flex space, with three funded robotics firms still searching.
Outreach angle
Offer the off-market view: subleases and expiring blocks in the corridor that never reach the listing services.
University Line bus rapid transit opens Downtown to Oakland
Service starts in January, cutting the Downtown to Oakland trip to 14 minutes and re-rating offices along Fifth and Forbes.
Outreach angle
Map the lead's commute: show what a Downtown floor on the line saves against their current Oakland or East End rent.
A national brokerage opens a Pittsburgh tenant-rep desk
A six-person team hired from two local firms, with a published focus on life sciences and robotics occupiers.
Outreach angle
Local depth over national reach: name the buildings, the landlords and the deals you have done on their block.
Build-out financing eases as regional lenders cut rates
Two Pittsburgh banks trimmed tenant-improvement loan rates by 75 basis points, the first cut in three years.
Outreach angle
Reopen the deferred ones: the project they shelved is cheaper now, and the abatement deadline makes it worth restarting.
Hybrid-first tenants are taking 30% less space per head
Renewals this year average 115 sq ft per employee, down from 165, and most are adding bookable rooms instead of desks.
Outreach angle
Bring the number: what their headcount needs at today's ratio, and what the difference is worth over the term.