The market is looking pretty robust especially without the Americans. Good buying is underpinning the robustness and it comes mainly from Asia and other markets that are main consumers of gold.

Good buying is underpinning the robustness and it comes mainly from Asia and other markets that are main consumers of gold.

Rising energy costs aside, the key difference between today and a year ago is the fact that businesses have far more confidence in future economic conditions, and this gives executives comfort when signing new leases.

With rising demand and lower supply, obviously that's going to put pressure on parking rates.

The latest office market indicators show the pendulum continues to swing away from tenants and toward landlords as we enter 2006. Tenants have increasingly fewer choices and the supply pipeline continues to be largely muted -- foreshadowing a further tightening in the marketplace during the coming quarters.