by Calculated Risk on 4/08/2009 04:08:00 PM

Here is a summary of the vacancy reports released over the last few days.

On vacancies:

Malls: From Bloomberg: Vacancies at U.S. Retail Centers Hit 10-Year High, Reis Says

The vacancy rate at neighborhood and community shopping centers rose to 9.5 percent from 8.9 percent the previous quarter and 7.7 percent a year ago ...

Offices: Office Vacancy Rate Rises to 15.2% in Q1 and the WSJ: Companies Sold Office Space at a Fast Pace

The office vacancy rate nationwide rose to 15.2% from 14.5% in the previous quarter, and likely will surpass 19.3% over the next year, according to Reis ...

Apartments: From Reuters: US apartment market worsens with economy--Reis

The national apartment vacancy rate rose to 7.2 percent in the first quarter, up 0.60 percentage points from the prior quarter and 1.1 percentage points from a year earlier ...

Hotels: From HotelNewsNow.com: STR reports U.S. data for week ending 28 March

In year-over-year measurements, the industry’s occupancy fell 12.3 percent to end the week at 56.6 percent...

And on rents:

Offices: From the Telegraph: London's empty office space tops 10m sq ft

The slump is placing immense pressure on rents, which have now fallen 27pc in the past year from an average of £65 per sq ft to £47.50.

From Bloomberg: San Francisco Office Rents Fall Most Since 2001

San Francisco office rents dropped 24 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier ... The average rent fell citywide to $38.80 a square foot from $50.92 ...

From Bloomberg: Manhattan Office Rents Fall Most in Quarter Century

Manhattan office rents ... dropped 6 percent from the fourth quarter to $65.01 a square foot [Note: 24% annual rate] ... The decline is the most in records dating back to 1984 ...

Apartments: From the LA Times: Apartment rents fall in Southern California

... The average rent in Los Angeles County fell almost 4% in 2008 ...

From Reuters: US apartment market worsens with economy--Reis

Asking rents fell by 0.6 percent to $1,046 per month, the largest single-quarter decline since Reis began reporting quarterly performance data in 1999.

Malls: From Bloomberg:

Landlords’ asking rents for regional malls fell 1.2 percent from the prior quarter, the most in five years, said Reis.

Hotels: From HotelNewsNow.com:

[D]aily rate dropped 8.8 percent to finish the week at US$99.77 ... Revenue per available room for the week decreased 20.0 percent to finish at US$56.50