Top 10 Markets – according REIS REPORTS Inc. – National annual rent growth of 4.4% thru 2002, up from 2.9% of last seven years – vacancy rate to decrease from 5.6% from 1990 to 4.4% for next 5 years – top performing markets based on lowest vacancy and highest annual rents growth (in order) Boston - Chicago -Cleveland - Detroit - Washington DC - Kansas City - Milwaukee - Minneapolis - Oakland-east bay - Orange County