Life Sciences Office Vacancies on the Rise in Early 2023

According to a new report from CBRE, lab vacancies increased across the top 13 U.S. life sciences markets in the first quarter of 2023, providing relief for companies that had found little available space in recent years. Average vacancy of 6.7% in the first quarter marked an increase of 170 basis points from a year…

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U.S. Homeownership Slightly More Affordable in First Quarter

Based on ATTOM’s newly released first-quarter 2023 U.S. Home Affordability Report, median-priced single-family homes and condos are less affordable in the first quarter of 2023 compared to historical averages in 94 percent of counties across the nation with enough data to analyze – far above the 62 percent of counties that were historically less affordable…

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Buyer Activity Upticks in U.S. as Home Prices Decline in March

According to Redfin, U.S. house hunters are beginning to wade into the market in bigger numbers as mortgage rates and home prices continue to decline in late March 2023. Mortgage-purchase applications increased for the fourth week in a row and Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index–a seasonally adjusted measure of requests to tour homes, make an offer…

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Nonresidential U.S. Construction Spending Upticked in February

Based on the Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest national nonresidential construction data, spending increased 0.4% in February 2023. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $982.2 billion for the month. Spending declined on a monthly basis in 9 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending was…

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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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