Economy: Page 135
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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 -
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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 -
35 ways to trim expenses in a cash-short construction economy
There are a range of actions you can take to help your position at a time when cash is tight.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Dodge Momentum Index dips; tax uncertainty blamed
The index, based on projects that are being planned, slipped a bit last month, and McGraw-Hill blames political unknowns.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 8, 2012 -
Fuel consumption data say construction is still trying to recover
A report on fuel used in the industry says consumption dropped this August from August 2011's level.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 7, 2012 -
Administration data give good news about home sales, values
A housing scorecard kept by the departments of the Treasury and Housing and Urban Development show improving home equity and more sales.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 7, 2012 -
5,000 more jobs cannot keep building unemployment from rising
Construction added 5,000 jobs last month, but that didn't keep the industry jobless rate from rising.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 5, 2012 -
Deep Dive
Most Read Construction News of the Week: Swedish roofing, housing prices and green ratings
What did you miss in the news feed this week? You'll never know unless you check out Construction Dive's top reads.
By Brian Warmoth • Oct. 5, 2012 -
If a buyer can get a mortgage, it's even cheaper this week
The average cost for a 30-year, fixed-rate loan sank to 3.36% in this week's Freddie Mac survey.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 4, 2012 -
Manufacturers begin to slowly return jobs to U.S. from overseas
Changing economics no longer drive U.S. companies to build factories outside the country.
By Ron Gallagher • Oct. 4, 2012 -
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
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