Economy: Page 132
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McGraw-Hill sees 6% construction growth in '13 if feds fix 'fiscal cliff'
The company's forecast for next year is based on residential and private non-residential pulling the industry uphill.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 24, 2012 -
September home-sales volume rises, though prices down a bit
Sales volume rose 5.7% from August's pace. The median price was down from August but well ahead of 2011.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 24, 2012 -
First building to begin for New York 'city within a city'
New York City's Hudson Yards project is set to begin next month after 30 years of talking and drawing.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 23, 2012 -
Pain remains in local housing markets that are worse off than in 2008
Not withstanding the beginnings of a housing recovery nationally this year, RealtyTrac finds that there are still local woes.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Tishman names Ed Cettina as COO for its Americas business
He steps up from being executive vice president and regional manager for New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 22, 2012 -
Aging boomers may flood big-house market – or stay put
It's unclear what the economy will have done to the pattern of down-sizing after the kids leave.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 20, 2012 -
Mandatory federal budget cuts could kill 66,500 construction-related jobs
The AIA looked at where cuts will land if sequestration happens and came up with the prediction.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Costs, roofing and iPad apps
Too busy building to read this week? Catch up on the most popular Construction Dive reads of the last few days.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 19, 2012 -
Harvard remodeling index predicts a resurgence through early 2013
The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity is showing contractors will be selling into rising demand.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Fannie sees a growing housing market even in a so-so economy
The GSE's economic think-shop predicts anemic GDP growth, but says housing is in a "sustainable, long-term recovery."
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Permit numbers show Texas and Southeast are home-building boomers
Using single-family permit numbers for the 12 months ending in August, Houston and Dallas lead the top 20 metros.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 18, 2012 -
Housing starts leap 15% in September, permits rise, too.
The annual rate of housing starts popped up to 872,000 last month, supporting higher builder confidence seen recently.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 17, 2012 -
Bascom Obtains $21M Loan on Multifamily Property
PHOENIX-Mesa West Capital originates acquisition financing for the 330-unit Estates on Maryland. Also: Southwest commercial real estate news.
Oct. 17, 2012 -
Buyer traffic lifts builder confidence index a point
Home builders say traffic from serious buyers is up enough to lift the index even though other factors were unchanged.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 16, 2012 -
CoreLogic predicts 2012 housing gains are solid
Even if there is a fourth-quarter decline, the company predicts, the year will finish in the black.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 14, 2012 -
AIA now has a 'how-to' guide for integrating energy modeling
The association aims to help designers and builders take into account what their clients will encounter in operating buildings.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Costs for construction materials take a step up again in September
The hikes brought warnings from AGC that some contractors may be at the end of their ability to make a profit.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Architects see construction facing a 'fiscal cliff' $2 billion high
The AIA looked at where mandatory sequestration would bite if Congress can't act, and it "pencils in" at that size loss in work.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 12, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Budgets, net-zero homes and Gilbane
Reconstruct what happened this week with Construction Dive's most popular reads of the last seven days.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Research report: BIM has become an industry best practice
Data from McGraw-Hill Construction shows that 71% of companies are using building information modeling.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 11, 2012 -
Gilbane report has good, but not great, news for industry
The building company's semi-annual analysis says margins are slowly climbing back, but 2013 is iffy.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 10, 2012 -
Never doubt the ingenuity of scam artists, even in foreclosed properties
Freddie Mac is finding that fraudsters are "renting" its homes to unsuspecting tenants.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 9, 2012 -
September housing-attitude survey finds feelings are improving
Fannie Mae's monthly survey found that now only 53% of people think the economy is on the wrong track.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Architectural Billings Index swings to positive territory for August
In the string of good news/bad news economic reports, architectural billings are on the "good" side for now.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 9, 2012 -
Strategic mortgage default is often considered fair play, survey finds
An online survey found that walking away from a mortgage does not carry the stigma it once did.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 8, 2012
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