Quarterly Market Reports

Original research and data-driven analysis of the Reno-Sparks retail real estate market, published quarterly by our team.

Q1 2026

Reno-Sparks Retail Market Report — Q1 2026

Published June 2026

Vacancy dropped to 3.5% — the tightest since Q4 2024 — as strong absorption reversed 2025's closures. Asking rents held at $1.51/SF/mo (+4.9% YoY). 100,800 SF under construction with 535K+ SF in the development pipeline.

Vacancy

3.5%

Avg Rent

$1.51/SF

Construction

100.8K SF

Q4 2025

Reno-Sparks Retail Market Report — Q4 2025

Published February 2026

Vacancy held at 4.1% as leasing gains offset large-format closures. Asking rents climbed 7.1% year-over-year to $1.51/SF/mo, and the construction pipeline expanded 80% with 93,800 SF underway.

Vacancy

4.1%

Avg Rent

$1.51/SF

Construction

93.8K SF

Q3 2025

Reno-Sparks Retail Market Report — Q3 2025

Published November 2025

Capital markets surged: Washoe County retail volume topped $101M, the strongest quarter of the year, while vacancy improved 30 bps to 4.1% and cap rates compressed to ~6.8%.

Vacancy

4.1%

Avg Rent

$1.49/SF

Inv. Volume

$101M

Q2 2025

Reno-Sparks Retail Market Report — Q2 2025

Published August 2025

Absorption rebounded to +42,100 SF and Barclay Group paid $25.6M for the Kiley Ranch Marketplace site — the first new power center planned in Sparks since 2005. South Reno vacancy fell to 1.8%.

Vacancy

4.4%

Avg Rent

$1.47/SF

Absorption

+42.1K

Q1 2025

Reno-Sparks Retail Market Report — Q1 2025

Published May 2025

Big-box closures ended the historic-low vacancy streak: three Big Lots stores and a Joann pushed vacancy up 80 bps to 4.3%. Rents kept climbing to $1.44/SF/mo (+9.9% YoY) on small-shop scarcity.

Vacancy

4.3%

Avg Rent

$1.44/SF

Absorption

-118.4K

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