These 2007 Investment Property predictions by 5 US economists are interesting. Industrial Properties: Vacancy Rate ( 9% vs 9.7% in '06); Rental Rate (3.6%+ vs 1.5% in '06) Net Absorption SF (233 Million vs 211 Million in '06) Multi-Family: Vancancy Rate (5.3% vs 5.2% in '06); Rental Rate (5.0%+ vs 4.8% in '06); Net Absorption in Units (203,000 vs 262,000 in '06) Office: Vancancy Rate (12.2% vs 13.0% in '06); Rental Rate (8.3%+ vs 5.5% in '06); Net Absorption SF (70 million vs 74.5 million in '06) Retail: Vacancy Rate (8.2% vs 8.2% in '06); Rental Rate (2.6%+ vs neg 1.4% in '06); Net Absorption SF (16 miiion vs 3.9 million in '06)