Tag: apartment construction
Multifamily housing completions continue to fall
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for February showed high levels of multifamily permit issuance and rising unit starts but falling multifamily unit...
Multifamily housing unit completions lower in January
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for January showed high levels of multifamily permit issuance and unit starts, but completions continue to lag. Multifamily...
Construction materials prices continue to climb
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for January 2022. It showed that construction materials prices were up 2.9...
Materials scarce. Prices high.
As the construction industry struggles under the burden of material cost increases, supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, demand for single and multifamily homes...
Multifamily housing construction activity: starts up, completions down
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for December showed mixed results for multifamily housing construction activity with higher starts but lower completions. Permits...
Construction materials prices continue their advance
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for December 2021. It showed that construction materials prices were up 1.5...
Residential construction spending rises in November
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that the value of residential construction put in place in November was up 0.9 percent from...
Multifamily housing construction activity higher in November
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for November showed higher multifamily housing construction activity than in recent months in all three measures that...
Residential construction spending reported down in October
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that the value of residential construction put in place in October was down 0.5 percent from...
Multifamily housing construction activity rises in October
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for October showed an uptick in multifamily housing construction activity from last month's relatively weak level. Multifamily housing...
Residential construction spending down slightly in September
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that the value of residential construction put in place in September was up 19 percent year-over-year...
Multifamily housing construction activity slows
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for September showed lower multifamily housing construction activity than in recent months. Multifamily housing permits issuance declines The number...
Construction materials price rises pause in September
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index (PPI) report for September 2021. It showed that construction components and materials prices...
Residential construction spending plateaus in August
The Census Bureau’s report on residential construction spending shows that the value of residential construction put in place in August was up 24 percent...
Multifamily housing construction: permits up, starts down
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for July 2021. It reported good results for permits, starts and completions compared to...
