Tag: apartment construction
Multifamily housing construction starts plunge in May
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for May showed softening in multifamily permit issuance and a drop in unit starts. Unit completions rose...
Construction materials prices continue to surge
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for May 2022. It stated that construction materials prices were up 1.1...
Residential construction spending higher in April
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that residential construction spending in April was up 0.9 percent from the revised level of the...
Multifamily housing construction starts boom
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for April showed continued high levels of multifamily housing construction permit issuance and unit starts, but unit...
Residential construction spending rises despite multifamily stall
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that the value of residential construction put in place in March was up 1.0 percent from...
Census reports strong multifamily housing construction stats in March
The Census Bureau’s new residential construction report for March showed high levels of multifamily permit issuance and rising unit starts. However, multifamily unit completions...
Single-family drives residential construction spending higher
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that the value of residential construction put in place in February was up 1.1 percent from...
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...
