Tag: apartment construction
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...
Another mixed report on multifamily housing construction in December
The Census Bureau released its new residential construction report for December 2020. It is the inverse of last month's report with a drop this...
Residential construction spending up in November
The Census Bureau’s report on residential construction spending for November shows a 2.7 percent increase from October’s level. Overall construction spending was up 0.9...
Mixed report on multifamily housing construction in November
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for November 2020. It shows a pickup in multifamily housing construction permits and starts...
Slowdown ahead for multifamily housing construction?
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for October 2020. It shows continuing weakness for multifamily housing construction permits and starts...
Construction materials prices up despite lumber price drop
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for October 2020. It showed that the BLS index of construction materials...
A mixed report for multifamily housing construction
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for September 2020. It shows weakness for permits and starts but a surge in...
