Economy: Page 135
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Realtors' website lists Top 10 towns for housing turnarounds
Realtor.com, one of the National Association of Realtors' sites, lists towns that have done the best in recovering from the housing slump.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 21, 2012 -
Calif. developer FKC is turning from commercial back to residential
FKC has a new name – Kraemer Land – and renewed focus on residential development after a decade of stressing commercial.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 21, 2012 -
Commercial builders' confidence hurt by slow business, looming U.S. fiscal 'cliff'
Associated Builders & Contractors says its Construction Confidence Index was down at the end of the second quarter.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 21, 2012 -
Financial data help explain big builders' strategy for a recovery
The balance sheets of large, publicly traded builders and recent acquisitions are evidence that they are recovery-ready.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 21, 2012 -
Major home builders lose a little market share, but bide their time
The biggest builders had about two percentage points less of the market last year, but they have financial strength for the recovery.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 20, 2012 -
UCLA report sees multifamily boom peaking after 2014
Real estate economists foresee rents climbing past ownership costs then and the market turning.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 20, 2012 -
Green-building advocates applaud San Francisco's public-sector showpiece
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's new headquarters incorporates features that go beyond LEED.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 16, 2012 -
July single-family starts off from June pace, but permits were up
The annual pace of starts and permits both rose for multifamily housing, the government data show.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 16, 2012 -
Builders' confidence measure hits best level since '07
At 37 this month, the National Association of Home Builders' confidence index has "come a long way from the depths of the recession."
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 16, 2012 -
Mortgage bankers report applications slowed last week
Both new-purchase applications and refinances were down a bit in the week that ended Aug. 10 compared with the week before.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 15, 2012 -
Local-government construction is a good, but different, opportunity
Contractors who are used to doing business with the federal government need some guidelines for working on state and local jobs.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2012 -
Many construction materials prices were down in July from 2011 levels
Some materials cost more, the overall producer price index for construction materials was down 0.6%.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2012 -
Builders more confident about single-family homes for retirees
A survey of builders who target buyers 55 or older found they are more confident that business will grow.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 14, 2012 -
Federal proposal coming on handling of underwater loans
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is coming out with rules for handling loan-aid requests and foreclosures.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 10, 2012 -
Beazer is looking better in Q3 results
Results from the third quarter show Beazer Homes cutting its per-share loss by 50% and adding closings.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 9, 2012 -
Multifamily construction permits rising, and so are rents
Statistics from the National Association of Home Builders show apartment rents and condo prices are increasing.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 8, 2012 -
Recession breeds wisdom as contractors learn the art of business development
As Hoar Construction and others learned, survival and success come from focusing on clients and accomplishments.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 8, 2012 -
Cranes, trucks come alive as redevelopment restarts in Atlanta's Buckhead
The project, once called Streets at Buckhead and stalled for four recession-bound years, is back in gear.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2012 -
'High Noon' standoff looms for rival mall-makers in Missouri
Simon Property Group, Inc., and Taubman Centers, Inc., have rival outlet-mall plans west of St. Louis.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 7, 2012 -
Architects add their voices to the cautious chorus of recovery
The design industry has upped its projection for growth in the noncommercial construction market to 4.4% this year.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 6, 2012 -
Home builders watch warily as higher federal taxes loom
Congress has left Washington for a break without deciding if tax rates, including ones on small-business men, will rise.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 5, 2012 -
Investors appear to think housing really is coming back
Home prices have been rising steadily, if slowly, in recent months, and investors seem to believe what they see.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 3, 2012 -
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Pivothead glasses, septic rules and billing
This week at Construction Dive, new tech for site visits and billing advice ranked among our most popular reads.
By Brian Warmoth • Aug. 3, 2012 -
3 of 12 regions in Ga. say 'no' to tax for roads, transit
Tax themselves for transit and road improvements? Voters in nine out of 12 sections of Georgia turned thumbs-down.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 2, 2012 -
Feds are pushing for transportation projects for vastly larger loan program
Money can't flow until the new fiscal year, but officials are encouraging applications now under TIFIA.
By Ron Gallagher • Aug. 2, 2012
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