Economy: Page 132
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Army Corps has a waterway maintenance problem, study finds
The National Research Council says dams, locks and other infrastructure are wearing out faster than the engineers can repair them.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 4, 2012 -
Wary of put-backs, banks are gun-shy about mortgages
They simply do not trust Fannie and Freddie to keep loans they buy from lenders.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 4, 2012 -
Univ. of Ky. signs up with a partner for a long-term, live-in relationship
The university, facing large maintenance costs for aging housing, formed a partnership with the EdR student-housing REIT.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 3, 2012 -
The market is favoring owning over renting as the year wears on
Returns from home-building companies have been rising while apartment-owning funds have seen a decline.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 3, 2012 -
Feds charge Calif. man was running fraudulent mortgage-relief scam
Prosecutors say the scheme victimized more than 1,000 underwater owners who were trying to keep their homes.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 2, 2012 -
Morgan Stanley: Housing prices will continue to rise
The investment giant predicts that even a bearish finish to the year would find home prices up 4% to 6%.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 2, 2012 -
What can you do to hang onto talent as markets come back?
Having to work to keep good employees is a challenge that comes with a recovering market.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 1, 2012 -
Total construction spending slackened in August, analysis finds
Observers say construction spending was at a slower pace in August than in July, though still up from 2011.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 1, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Hurricanes, AirStone and giant cranes
Every Friday, for one post, we let you pick the most important stories of the week. Here are the results.
By Brian Warmoth • Sept. 27, 2012 -
Home-sale contracts were off some in August, but sales agents unworried
The National Association of Realtors found contracts for homes slackened a bit last month.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 27, 2012 -
ULI's mid-term perspective: Commercial will grow, but less than hoped
The Urban Land Institute's poll of economists made it scale back sales expectations for commercial properties.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 27, 2012 -
FHFA in step with parade of positive housing-price reports
The Federal Housing Finance Agency measured a 3.7% gain from July 2011 to this year.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 26, 2012 -
After sliding for 3 months, overall construction starts were up in August
McGraw-Hill found increases in all types of construction, both buildings and other projects.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 26, 2012 -
Median U.S. new-home price: $256,900, unseen since March 2007
Even though the pace of sales of new homes retreated slightly last month, builders liked the price news.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 26, 2012 -
Now for the second act: Downtown Chicago tower shell is revving up with new financial fuel
In 2008, the condo and hotel building on West Wacker Drive stopped 25 floors into its way toward 90 stories.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 25, 2012 -
Case-Shiller brings good news for the third month running
The index that the media often call "widely watched" said home prices were up again in July after May and June increases.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 25, 2012 -
How much will U.S. transportation funding fall off the 'cliff'?
The Highway Trust Fund is not directly affected by the budget cuts that, as it stands now, will hit on Jan. 2, but contributions to it are.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 25, 2012 -
Lennar clocks another good quarter, soaring past year-ago profits
The home-builder reported 40 cents per share, which is 263% more than the 2011 third-quarter profit of 11 cents.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 24, 2012 -
AIA survey shows what the recession hath wrought in the business of architecture
An American Institute of Architects poll of firms showed revenue declined 41% between 2008 and 2011.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 24, 2012 -
Land: Speed bump on the route to a continued housing recovery
Keeping up the return from the recession will require building lots bought at affordable prices.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 23, 2012 -
U.S. looks to create commercial opportunities in Vietnam, Indonesia
A trade mission in November is intended to put U.S. infrastructure companies in touch with potential customers.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 21, 2012 -
Recovery? Construction jobs off in 30 states in 2011-12 measure
Associated General Contractors blames the decline on lagging infrastructure work an an uncertain tax climate.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 21, 2012 -
KB Home revenues increase 16% in third quarter from 2011's showing
The builder's profit margin rose, too, from 16.9% a year ago to 17.5% for the period that ended Aug. 31.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 21, 2012 -
30-year mortgage rates return to July's record lows; 15-year rates find a new bottom
Freddie Mac's weekly mortgage-rate roundup finds the average 30-year fixed at 3.49% and the 15-year fixed at 2.77%.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 20, 2012 -
Existing home sales up again in August, and so were home prices
The price of homes has not gone up for six straight months since 2005-06.
By Ron Gallagher • Sept. 19, 2012
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