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title: Why We Remain Bullish on Retail and Office
description: Washington DC is starting to experience an overabundance of High-End Multi-Family Real Estate and is beginning to see pressure on rents.
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# [Why We Remain Bullish on Retail and Office](https://www.smartcapgroup.com/blog/why-we-remain-bullish-on-retail-and-office)

 Written by [SMARTCAP](https://www.smartcapgroup.com/blog/author/smartcap) | Dec 5, 2015 10:32:49 PM

Why are we still Bullish on Retail and Class B Office? Construction has remained low on both of these asset classes forcing vacancies to decrease. We are starting to see the effects of the high levels of Multi-Family development in some areas: Washington DC is starting to experience an overabundance of High End Multi-Family Real Estate and is beginning to see pressure on rents.

Read more [here](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/digger/wp/2015/03/15/for-high-end-apartments-in-washington-signs-of-a-renters-market/).

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