Amazon adds another fulfillment center in California

The fifth in California alone, Amazon's centers have provided thousands of jobs.

By Mattie Quinn • Aug. 25, 2014

Total construction starts in July rise 6%, largely on manufacturing

Multifamily starts were up last month, but it was a mostly flat residential performance.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 25, 2014

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Labor

A roundup of articles about issues affecting the workforce.

By Construction Dive staff

As repairs keep going unfunded, a call for bridge monitors

A broken Congress isn't funding needed infrastructure work, so some are taking repairs into their own hands.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 21, 2014

Apartment construction is at 25-year high, and rents keep rising

The rent is 'too damn high,' according to experts.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 21, 2014

Existing-home sales hit 5.15M annual pace in July

Price gains are moderating, mortgage rates are down, and more homes are on the market.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 21, 2014

Moving on up: Cities with rapidly increasing home prices

These places haven't historically been considered expensive—but that may be about to change.

By Mattie Quinn • Aug. 20, 2014

U.S. towns see mothballed commercial plans re-emerging

Apartment, hotel, and office plans beyond the top-tier coastal cities are taking off.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 19, 2014

Housing starts jumped in July, figures show

Starts rose to an annual rate of 1.1 million last month, but apartments are gaining more than single-family homes.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 19, 2014

Why more U.S. jobs does not equal more home buyers

The economy is bouncing back, but workers are not making what they used to.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 19, 2014

No cheer from Fannie Mae on housing market outlook

Fannie Mae is becoming more optimistic regarding the US economy, but still glum on the housing market.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 18, 2014

In busiest metros, 'home building' means 'apartment building'

Multifamily construction is dominating metro areas.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 18, 2014

Home-builder sentiment rises nationally, Northeast still lagging

Confidence is rising according to new survey, but not for the entire country.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 18, 2014

Prices for residential materials rise, nonresidential materials stay flat in July

An increase in residential materials pushed the overall average to 2% higher than July 2013.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 17, 2014

Mobile, AL backers of an I-10 bridge make economic arguments

Supporters of replacing a Mobile River tunnel with a six-lane bridge and are touting a report about the economics benefits during and after construction.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 17, 2014

Suspense over Highway Trust Fund's fate hurt roadwork spending

As Congress failed to act, it wiped out 2014 gains.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2014

Income data paints picture of a widely varying U.S. housing market

America's richest and poorest metros have the widest gap ever recorded.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2014

Canadian home-building activity slowing

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says in its latest forecast that a "soft landing" is coming this year and into next.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2014

Building Congress says NYC is 'virtually back'

If the organization's estimate holds up, it will be first year over $30 billion since 2010 for construction activity.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2014

Builders in FL county get breathing room on new impact fee

Adding $2,537 to the price of a house is too much too soon for an economy in recovery, according to one county in Florida.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 13, 2014

Realtor data adds evidence that home-price growth is slowing

Prices for the second quarter were up 4.4% from the same 2013 quarter after an 8.3% year-over-year jump in the first quarter.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 12, 2014

Rising from the ashes of the housing boom: California's Inland Empire

KB Home is building six models in its Pigeon Pass development, and its not alone in revving the housing market back up in eastern California.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 10, 2014

Hong Kong offering makes any new U.S. home look inexpensive

A newly built hilltop residence is 4,661 square feet and lacks a garage, but it's asking price is $22,677 per square foot.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 10, 2014

'Bubble' – the word that won't die in U.S. housing analyses

Even though the price curve is climbing less steeply each month this year, rapid ascents in some markets make observers nervous.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 10, 2014

Dodge index retreats in July, but remains well ahead of 2013

McGraw Hill Construction's Dodge Momentum Index for nonresidential construction fell 4.4% from June, but the company says that may just be a spring rush easing back to normal.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2014

Study: More young people turning away from home ownership

More people can afford the "American Dream," at least according to a study by Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2014