Tag: apartment construction
Census releases housing construction data for August, 2018
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for August, 2018. The report shows declines in multifamily housing permits and completions but...
Key construction material prices decline in August
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for August. It showed that overall prices for processed goods for intermediate...
Construction material prices rise more slowly in July
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for July. It showed that overall prices for processed goods for intermediate...
Census releases housing construction data for May, 2018
The Census Bureau, in conjunction with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), released its monthly new residential construction report for May, 2018....
Help (still) wanted in construction
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLT) report for March from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicates continued strength in the number of...
Construction material prices rise more slowly
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Producer Price Index for April on Wednesday. It showed that overall prices for processed goods for...
Construction still recovering from the housing bust
Last week, the Census Bureau released the 2016 County Business Patterns (CBP) report. The report shows that housing construction employment and the number of...
BLS data show churn in construction jobs
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its report on job openings and labor turnover for February. As reported elsewhere, the headline...
Census releases multifamily construction data for March, 2018
The Census Bureau, in conjunction with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), released its monthly new residential construction report for March, 2018....
Occupancy holds strong
Developers opened a tremendous number of new apartment units in 2017. But the percentage of apartments that are occupied has barely shifted, despite competition...
Who is Katerra and why should you care?
Backed by over $1 billion in venture capital money, Katerra aims to become a disruptive presence in the multifamily construction industry. But where its...
Apartments dominate in naval air station redevelopment plan
Trammell Crow Residential and the city of Alameda, Calif. announced the first step of phase 1 of the redevelopment of Alameda Point. Thirty acres...
Census releases mixed report on multifamily construction
The Census Bureau, in conjunction with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), released its monthly new residential construction report for February, 2018....
On-campus student housing sees expansion and modernization
Over the past couple of years, on-campus student housing has seen an overall expansion through initiatives to renovate existing facilities and expand a generally...
Will the love affair with apartments continue?
The apartment industry continued to lift the economy last month with a 19.7 percent surge in apartment construction according to government data released last...
