Tag: apartment construction
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...
Multifamily housing construction strong in June
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for June 2021. It reported that some multifamily housing construction results were down from...
Construction materials prices rises spread
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for June 2021. It showed that construction materials prices were up 3.2...
Forecasts say higher inflation is coming
A pair of forecasts, one from Fannie Mae and one from the Federal Reserve anticipate that a period of significantly higher inflation than had...
Census reports solid multifamily housing construction results
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for May 2021. It stated that some results were down from those in recent...
Residential construction spending rises in April
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that spending on residential construction put in place in April was up 1.0 percent from the...
Multifamily housing construction continues strong in April
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for April 2021. It reported that permits, starts and completions all remained at high...
Jobs market growth disappoints in April
The latest Employment Situation Report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that jobs categories of interest to builders and operators of multifamily housing...
Builders gonna build
The global pandemic didn’t stop developers from planning new apartments projects—often in smaller, quickly growing metro areas. The boom in apartment construction that began...
Multifamily housing permit levels remain high in February
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for February 2021. It reported that permits were strong, starts were moderate and completions...
Jobs market growth stalls
The Employment Situation Report for February from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows little change in employment in jobs categories of interest to...
Residential construction spending jumps in January
The Census Bureau’s report on residential construction spending for January shows a 2.7 percent increase from December’s level. Overall construction spending was up 0.9...
Multifamily construction plunges
Dodge Data & Analytics (DD&A) says only three of the top 20 metropolitan areas posted gains for the year as the COVID pandemic weighed...
Multifamily housing permits surge in January
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for January 2021. It shows a rise in permits and starts of multifamily housing...
