A new report released last week by Freddie Mac predicts the U.S. multifamily market should remain strong through 2017 despite the flood of new apartments putting upward pressure on vacancy rates.

Recent data analysis from the United Kingdom's Building Performance Evaluation program questions the suitability of some types of energy-saving technology for affordable housing projects.

Multi-residential development and transactions accounted for a significant share of U.S. real estate investment in 2015 during a year when many of the nation's large urban markets enjoyed declining vacancies and rising rents.

Apartment rents in New York City are projected to rise at a greater rate than either housing sales prices or household incomes in 2016.

Brookfield Property Partners has finalized the purchase of Potsdamer Platz, an iconic mixed-use estate in a prime historic, creative area of Berlin.

AHIP has purchased a hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska that has a rail crew lodging contract with one of the largest U.S. railway companies.

Newly passed legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives would enable a pullback on energy performance standards and thwart energy-saving initiatives with a payback period longer than 10 years.

A new climate action alliance will tackle buildings-related sources that currently account for more than 30 per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

U.S. housing construction plunged in October to its lowest level in more than six years, with the multi-family sector driving the decline.

A coalition of global real organizations is seeking input on the attractiveness of ethical business conduct in a place of employment, in contracting professional services and/or in investment decisions.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) honoured its 2015 Leadership Award winners at he annual USGBC Leadership Luncheon.

John Hancock Real Estate, the U.S. division of Manulife Financial Corporation, has purchased a two-building, Class A office space in Newport Beach.

Energy efficiency proponents calculate that dilapidated, poorly insulated dwellings add extra and unnecessary annual energy costs for a majority of householders in the United Kingdom.

Massachusetts and California topped the 2015 rankings, in which 40 U.S. states scored less than half of the 50 available points awarded for energy efficiency initiatives.

Owners/managers, general contractors, subcontractors and construction workers all have responsibility to address the risks of working in spaces such as manholes, tanks, vaults, drilled shafts, silos, pits or ducts.

Recent analysis of U.S. energy sector hubs reveals continued strong apartment fundamentals, with Houston, Dallas and Denver ranking in the top five American cities for new construction.

The BOMI International board of trustees has elected David Fagone, RPA, to the position of board chairman on a two-year term.