Tag: apartment construction
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...
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...
