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Predicting the Super Bowl Winner by Real Estate Stats……Really?

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Steele Group Realty DRE# 01474222

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I’m not exactly a huge football fan, but mix in some real estate and I’m totally intrigued. Did you know that the Super Bowl winner can be predicted by analyzing the commercial real estate market in the opposing teams’ home towns?

 

According to Jones Lang LaSalle, a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate, the percentage of vacant commercial real estate in the hometown is a predictor of which team will prevail.   Based on their historical analysis, the city with the higher vacancy rate will win and they’ve been right over two-thirds of the time since 2000.

 

In 2006 office vacancy rates were at 15.95 in Pittsburgh and only 10.5% in Seattle, and the Steelers outscored the Seahawks 21-10.   In 2005 Boston had a vacancy rate of 18.9% and Philadelphia just 16.1%, and New England prevailed. The theory held true for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 as well.   I haven’t checked years 2005 – 2010, but in 2011, Pittsburgh had an office vacancy rate of just 12.2%, one of the lowest in the country.   Green Bay on the other hand, has a vacancy rate of 18.9%. And as we know, Green Bay won.

 

So who would even think to compare these stats? It should be no surprise that the executive chairman of Jones Lang LaSalle is two-time Super Bowl champ Roger Staubach. “As a student of both football and commercial real estate, I can tell you that this vacancy rate hypothesis is absolutely the real deal,” Staubach said. “When it comes to picking a winner, you can throw everything else out the window.”

 

So what does that mean for this year’s match-up?   According to Jones Lang LaSalle, Charlotte has an office vacancy rate of just 12.3%, while Denver is just slightly higher at 13.1%. So the numbers are tight, but Staubach is predicting a Denver win.

 

If I were a betting kinda gal I think I’d have to agree!   Enjoy the game!

 

 

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Comments (9)

Joan Dickie
Keller Williams Premier Realty - La Crosse, WI
Keller Williams Premier Realty

Oh wow.  There are some weird predictors out there, but I would never have predicted this.  Well, since Roger believes it, it must be true.

Feb 06, 2016 09:17 AM
Michael Thacker - Re/Max Real Estate Center - Louisville
Re/Max Real Estate Center - The Thacker Group - Louisville, KY
Your best friend who just happens to be a Realtor

That is pretty wild, lets see what happens tomorrow night! Thanks for sharing! 

Feb 06, 2016 09:30 AM
Marti Steele Kilby, CRS
Steele Group Realty - La Mesa, CA
Broker/Owner, San Diego, CA

Thanks Joan and Michael. It is a wierd predictor...will be interesting to see what happens as there is seemingly no correlation that makes sense to me!

 

Feb 06, 2016 09:49 AM
Winston Heverly
Coldwell Banker Access Realty - South Macon, GA
GRI, ABR, SFR, CDPE, CIAS, PA

As a Pats fan, there is no way in, H E double hockey sticks I wish for a Denver win.

Feb 06, 2016 12:38 PM
Marti Steele Kilby, CRS
Steele Group Realty - La Mesa, CA
Broker/Owner, San Diego, CA

Well Winston, I really have no favorite...may the best team win!

Feb 06, 2016 01:01 PM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

It's amazing the things that people will try to use as indicators to pick a winner.

Feb 07, 2016 01:13 AM
Marti Steele Kilby, CRS
Steele Group Realty - La Mesa, CA
Broker/Owner, San Diego, CA

I know...it's really pretty funny...but we'll see what happens!

Feb 07, 2016 02:17 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Well how about that I guess Commercial Real Estate is a true predictor of the winner:))))))))))))Endre

Feb 11, 2016 02:41 PM
Marti Steele Kilby, CRS
Steele Group Realty - La Mesa, CA
Broker/Owner, San Diego, CA

LOL!  I know!  Pretty funny that it again turned out to be true!  We'll see what happens next year!

Feb 11, 2016 11:19 PM