Vacancy Hits Record Low as Cloud Giants Push into Secondary Markets Worldwide Record-breaking demand from hyperscalers and cloud providers drove data center leasing volumes to new highs in the first quarter of 2025, fueled by the global AI boom and tightening power supply, according to CBRE's latest Global Data Center Trends report. Vacancy rates across global data centers fell to a record low of 6.6%,...

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Mortgage rates have been slowly decreasing, but is this drop significant enough to influence our weekly housing data? Keep in mind that our weekend tracker reports provide insights months ahead of the reports most Americans typically read. Therefore, we closely monitor changes in our data trends whenever mortgage rates fluctuate. The last two weeks have been particularly noteworthy, and I wanted to discuss...

It’s been a strange season for the housing market, caught somewhere between post-pandemic exhaustion and pre-election caution. And yet, in the quiet shuffles of financial markets and whispered policy pivots in Washington, signs are emerging that something may be stirring beneath the surface. Just last week, mortgage rates unexpectedly improved by as much as 0.25%, fueled by the weakest private-sector...

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Located alongside an end-unit townhome in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood is a yard designed to engage the homeowners’ three children. The parents hired landscape architect Stephen Prasses to create an inviting space that would encourage their kids to spend as much time as possible outdoors,...

Whether you are moving into an existing kitchen, remodeling the one you have or building a new one, understanding a few key building measurements and organizational guidelines can help your culinary life run more smoothly. Kitchens provide storage for your food and cookware, give you room...