Measurabl Earns 5th Consecutive 2023 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award

Measurabl, the world’s most widely adopted ESG data platform for real estate, is pleased to announce it has been selected for the fifth conservative time as a 2023 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year winner for Sustained Excellence. The company is the EPA’s #1 ranked service provider by ENERGY STAR certifications achieved by its customers.…

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U.S. Housing Market Stalls as Mortgage Rates Edge Up Again

National property broker Redfin is reporting this week that many U.S. homebuyers are retreating back to the sidelines as mortgage rates ascend toward 7 percent. Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index — a measure of requests for tours and other services from Redfin agents–fell 1% from a week ago, the first decline after a month of increases,…

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U.S. Home Sales Decline for 12 Consecutive Months in January

Home Sales Are Bottoming Out, Says NAR According to the National Association of Realtors, existing U.S. home sales fell for the twelfth straight month in January 2023. Month-over-month sales were mixed among the four major U.S. regions, as the South and West registered increases, while the East and Midwest experienced declines. All regions recorded year-over-year…

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Foreclosure Rates in U.S. Remained Near Record Lows in 2022

According to CoreLogic’s monthly Loan Performance Insights Report for December 2022, 3% of all mortgages in the U.S. were in some stage of delinquency (30 days or more past due, including those in foreclosure), representing a 0.4 percentage point decrease compared with 3.4% recorded in December 2021 and less than a 0.1 percentage point increase…

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U.S. Commercial Property Investment Implodes 63 Percent Annually in Q4

CBRE is reporting this week that U.S. commercial real estate investment volume fell by 63% year-over-year in Q4 2022 to $128 billion. For the year, volume fell by 17% to $671 billion from 2021’s record level but was the second highest on record. Multifamily was the leading sector with $48 billion in Q4 volume, followed…

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U.S. Home Price Growth Further Cooled in December

Based on CoreLogic’s latest CoreLogic Home Price Index for December 2022, the effect of rising mortgage rates on U.S. housing demand in 2022 became even more evident in December, with annual home price growth dipping to 6.9%, down from a series high of 20% appreciation in April. Only nine states registered double-digit year-over-year price increases…

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Asia Pacific Commercial Investment Dives 27 Percent in 2022

Investment in 2022 reached $129 billion as interest rate hikes weighed on market sentiments According to data by global real estate consultant JLL, commercial real estate investment in Asia Pacific in 2022 declined by 27% year-on-year as a tightening interest rate cycle and global macroeconomic uncertainties influenced decision-making. Direct investment in Asia Pacific commercial real…

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Multifamily Investment, Leasing, Rent Growth All Slow in U.S.

According to global property consultant CBRE, U.S. multifamily investment volume in 2022 decreased by 19% year-over-year to $278.8 billion but was the second largest annual total on record. Volume in Q4 fell by 34% quarter-over-quarter and 70% year-over-year to $48 billion. CBRE further reports new construction deliveries of 100,300 units in Q4 brought the total…

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Luxury Home Sales in U.S. Experience Biggest Decline in a Decade

Luxury sales sink 38% in November, biggest decline on Record According to national property broker Redfin, sales of luxury U.S. homes fell 38.1% year over year during the three months ending November 2022, the biggest decline on record. That outpaced the record 31.4% decline in sales of non-luxury homes. Redfin’s data goes back to 2012.…

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Market Demand for Architectural Design Services Continue to Slow in the U.S.

According to a new report from the American Institute of Architects, demand for design services from architecture firms continued to decrease in November 2022. The pace of decline during November accelerated from October, posting an Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 46.6 from 47.7 (any score below 50 indicates a decline in firm billings). The…

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