Based on Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.32 percent in late March 2023. “Economic uncertainty continues to bring mortgage rates down,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “Over the last several weeks, declining rates have brought borrowers back to the market but, as the spring homebuying…
According to a new report from CBRE, several metrics point to the U.S. life sciences industry and the real estate that houses it proving resilient during the current economic slowdown. Among those factors: a growing total of clinical trials for new drugs, persistent job growth, more federal funding, and ample cash reserves for the industry’s…
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,…
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…
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…
According to a new report from CBRE, the finance and insurance industry supplanted the tech industry last year for the largest share of the top 100 office leases in the U.S. Finance and insurance companies claimed 25 of the largest 100 office leases of 2022 by square footage, up from 12 in 2021. Tech companies…
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…
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…
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…