The metro posted a 2.4% vacancy rate in the first half of 2025, according to research from local commercial real estate giant CBRE. Dallas, the only primary data center market in Texas according to CBRE, posted a higher vacancy rate than other leading markets like Northern Virginia, Atlanta or Phoenix. That's because data center technology has accelerated quickly, making previous generations of products around Dallas obsolete. The story in Dallas-Fort Worth is similar to the rest of the country when it comes to its data center market. Currently, there are 350 megawatts worth of data centers under construction, of which around 90% is pre-leased.