Tag: new construction
Residential construction spending rises
The Census Bureau’s report on construction spending shows that the value of residential construction put in place in May was up 0.2 percent from...
March was a blowout month for multifamily housing construction
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for March 2021. It reported that multifamily housing permits, starts and completions were all...
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...
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...
The world didn’t end—developers keep building
Developers aren’t waiting for a vaccine for the novel coronavirus. They have been busy planning projects to build new apartments, even as doctors diagnose...
Multifamily housing construction rebounds in July
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for July 2020. It shows a strong rebound in multifamily housing construction. Permits up strongly The...
Construction material prices rise on higher lumber prices
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its producer price index report for July 2020. It showed that the BLS price index of materials...
Multifamily housing construction up in May
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for May 2020. It shows the start of a rebound in multifamily housing construction. Permits...
Census releases multifamily housing construction data for February 2020
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for February 2020. It presents a mixed picture for multifamily housing construction with areas...
Census releases multifamily housing construction data for January 2020
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for January 2020. It shows continued strength for multifamily housing construction. Permits make a comeback The number...
Census releases multifamily housing construction data for December 2019
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for December 2019. Permits for multifamily units were down slightly from their recent torrid...
Census releases housing construction data for May 2019
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for May 2019. The report shows continued strength in multifamily housing construction. Multifamily housing permits...
Multifamily housing construction data reported
The Census Bureau released its monthly new residential construction report for October, 2018. The report shows a softening in multifamily housing construction. Permits are weak Nationally,...
Key US housing markets vexed by lack of multifamily builds
The big question is whether enough new inventory will arrive in the near future to help alleviate some of the tightness in key markets...
