DFW Industrial Leasing Hits Record 40.3 Million SF in H1 2026 as Rents Rise 13%
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 14
DFW Industrial Leasing Hits Record 40.3 Million SF in H1 2026 as Rents Rise 13%
2 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 14
Summary
40.3 million square feet of industrial leasing in Dallas-Fort Worth during H1 2026 marked a record first-half pace, with Q2 volume up nearly 4% from Q1.
Data center-related users added fresh demand to active logistics, manufacturing, e-commerce and wholesale tenants, keeping vacancy near 8% even as supply pressure builds.
72 million square feet of new commitments were signed in the 12 months through Q2, another record, and 23 big-box users taking at least 500,000 square feet accounted for nearly one-third.
29.8 million square feet remained under construction at quarter-end after 13.6 million square feet delivered in Q2, with developers chasing larger-block demand in South Dallas, Denton, Alliance and other outer submarkets.
DFW's pipeline equals nearly 10% of the more than 300 million square feet under construction nationally, suggesting build-to-suit projects could stay active as large available blocks shrink.