Building Blocks - Week 21
ESG Real Estate Laboratory
Real Estate | Fundraising | ROI | Sustainability | Education | Tomorrow's technology
Best reads of the week for real estate ideas, trends, opportunities!
There?was?a plethora of interesting and inspiring articles that we read last week. Including focus on affordable housing, investors returning to the residential markets, how AI influences property management, technology and its impact on real estate, a look at South East Asia and Australia. Our goal continues to be to share real estate and finance related opportunities with a global perspective. If you have any opportunities and ideas that you think the world should know more about, please feel free to contact us at?[email protected] ?we are always looking for new partners to grow and work with.
Homeownership has slipped out of reach for millions of Americans thanks to the astronomical rise in mortgage rates and an ongoing inventory shortage.
Now, there is another obstacle to buying a home: Investors and hedge funds are snatching up properties at the fastest pace in nearly two years, according to new findings published by Redfin.
Technology has taken the world of real estate financial planning by storm. The traditional methods of property management have now been the thing of the past. Cutting-edge innovative tools are now giving tough competition to the traditional means, thereby streamlining the real estate processes. Big data, landlord banking software, AI and other advanced technologies offer unprecedented access to market trends and investment opportunities.?
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Every day, artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving and inventing incredible new tools and processes to improve businesses. Some of these tools will certainly define the future leaders in each space, while others will never be more than false promises and wasted spend. In property management, so much of our service is dependent on firm protocols and procedures, and we’re constantly looking for ways to increase efficiency without losing the human touch that is at the core of our client and tenant relationships.
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Hanizam Hashim, the founder, CEO, and managing director of Hornbill Networks Consortium, shared, “We’ve seen that the market, especially within the construction industry for building homes, has not displayed significant changes over the years. As a new entrant, we naturally found ourselves in a niche that allows us to contribute to the global efforts in combating climate change. With this, we hope to set an example to other companies to strive for a greener future.” The visionary leader was honored with the title of The Most Outstanding CEO in Malaysia 100 Top CEO Awards 2022 for leading the company in employing an innovative approach to reshaping affordable housing with a focus on sustainability and environmental consciousness.
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In March 2024, the National Association of REALTORS? conducted a survey to determine the state of the housing market regarding sustainability. The study's results suggest that the industry is right at the beginning of a “green revolution.”
NAR Survey results - sustainability training vs no training. Still LOTS of room for Education!
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Homes with sustainable features not only attract more attention in online listings, they also sell faster that properties that are not sustainable.
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Have a great weekend and a profitable week ahead!
ESGrelab Team