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Nonresidential construction input prices fell 0.1% for the month and are down 2.0% compared to th...
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“Multifamily and Senior/Assisted Living have been two of the hottest markets for proposal activity for quite some time,” says PSMJ’s Greg Hart.
Fewer than one in 10 AEC firms doing multifamily work reported a decrease in proposal activity in...
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In terms of number of deals, the sector saw a drop of 4.4% over the last 12-month average.
Private nonresidential spending fell 0.3% on a monthly basis and is down 5.7% compared to the sam...
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The annual rate for nonresidential fixed investment in structures declined 15.3% in the third qua...
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The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score in September is 49.7.
The primary issue for most contractors is not a lack of demand, but an ongoing and worsening shor...
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A new study wonders how many retiring adults will be able to afford housing.
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies focuses on growing income disparities among people 50...
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Texas (now with 29 million people), Colorado, and Arizona are among the states that should benefit from migration in the coming years, and present robust real estate opportunties. Charts: ULI
Market watchers, though, caution about a “surfeit” of investment creating a bubble.
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It will be the slowest pace of growth in a decade, according to GlobalData.
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Office, healthcare, and public safety are among the fastest-growing sectors, according to the U.S...
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With the exception of Latin America, all regions of the globe either continued to set record high...
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Legislation would create a federally funded and housed informational resource on safer school des...
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August report suggests greatest weakness in design activity in several years.
Backlog in the heavy industrial category increased by 2.3 months and now stands at its highest le...
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FMI's newest report is forecasting a big jump in construction spending for so-called megaprojects that reflect an intensifying global urbanization. Image: FMI
A new FMI report anticipates that megaprojects will account for one-fifth of annual construction...
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Compensation for architects increased, in average, about 12% nationally from early 2017 to early 2019. Charts: AIA Compensation Report
The latest AIA report breaks down its survey data by 44 positions and 28 metros.
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Profession must double down on efforts to meet 2030 targets.
New data show how different aspects of the apartment industry positively impact national, state a...
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Construction spending declined 0.3% in July, totaling $776 billion on a seasonally adjusted annua...
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The vast majority of construction firms responding to a new survey about employee availability is finding it harder than ever to find and hire hourly craft workers. Image: AGC-Autodesk
A new AGC-Autodesk survey finds more companies turning to technology to support their jobsites....
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Decline in new design contracts suggests volatility in design activity to persist.
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Year-over-year growth tops 3% for 13th month. Will the economy stifle momentum?
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The findings are part of Bradley Corporation’s Healthy Hand Washing Survey.
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Emerging weakness in business investment has been hinting at softening outlays.
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Average asking rental rate posts 4.2% annual growth.
Among the 16 nonresidential construction spending categories tracked by the Census Bureau, seven...
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The growth spurt continued even as business investment declined for the first time since 2016....
Construction spending keeps rising, due in part to labor costs attendant to the ongoing shortage of skilled workers. Image: Pixabay
Labor availability is a big factor in that inflation, according to Rider Levett Bucknall report....
