{"id":9504,"date":"2026-09-21T14:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/atlanta\/?p=9504"},"modified":"2026-10-01T11:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:03:58","slug":"september-2026-market-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/atlanta\/2026\/09\/21\/september-2026-market-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2026 | Market Brief"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-9504\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-9504-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-9504-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9504-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"311\">AI adoption is accelerating, but employment remains resilient\u2014and Atlanta\u2019s office market continues to see meaningful leasing activity. Since January 2025, tenants leasing at least 10,000 SF have signed approximately 12 million SF of office leases, with knowledge-based industries accounting for 4.2 million SF.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"501\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Read our latest Market Brief to explore what rising workplace AI use, steady unemployment, and continued office leasing activity reveal about the changing shape of Atlanta\u2019s office market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-9504-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_lsow-button\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-lsow-button so-widget-lsow-button-default-e0984521195e-9504\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"lsow-button-wrap\" style=\"clear: both; text-align:center;\"><a class= \"lsow-button  lsow-custom lsow-medium lsow-rounded lsow-animate-on-scroll lsow-visible-on-scroll\" data-color=\"#cd1442\" data-hover-color=\"#98002e\" data-animation=&quot;fadeIn&quot; href=\"https:\/\/september-2026-thou-j3r4wnj.gamma.site\/\" target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Explore Report<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-9504-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_shortcodes-ultimate shortcodes-ultimate panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div style=\"padding: 0px 0px 20px 0px;\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-9504-0-0-2\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/gamma.app\/embed\/0i8h834srvgc4ci\" style=\"width: 95%; height: 900px\" allow=\"fullscreen\" title=\"September 2026_Thought Leadership\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI adoption is accelerating, but employment remains resilient\u2014and Atlanta\u2019s office market continues to see meaningful leasing activity. Since January 2025, tenants leasing at least 10,000 SF have signed approximately 12 million SF of office leases, with knowledge-based industries accounting for 4.2 million SF. 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