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U.S. Construction Spending Climbed in November 2021
January 5th, 2022
Construction spending saw a modest boost in November, according to recent reports from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Commerce. The Commerce Department announced on Jan. 3 that construction spending climbed by 0.4% in November 2021, with single-family...
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Job Growth Slowed in December as Pandemic Cases Surged
January 7th, 2022
Job growth didn’t meet expectations for the month of December, as COVID-19 cases surged due to the highly infectious Omicron variant. According to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nonfarm payrolls increased by 199,000 and unemployment fell...
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Latest Fed Rate Hike Unnecessary, Says NAR Chief Economist
May 11th, 2023
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Remodeling Demand Is Strong Despite Material and Labor Shortages
October 18th, 2021
Remodeler’s confidence increased in the third quarter, with the NAHB/Royal Building Products Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posting a reading of 87, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The NAHB/Royal Building Products RMI survey asks remodelers to rate...
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Housing Starts: Multifamily Dips but Single-Family Holding Steady
October 19th, 2021
Overall housing starts were down 1.6% in September to 1.56 million, pushed down by declines in multi-family construction. The September is the number of housing units builders would begin if development kept this pace for the next 12 months. However,...
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Labor Issues in Construction a Crisis for Housing
November 5th, 2021
Among the many mitigating issues that have left the housing industry woefully short on inventory, labor remains “a key limiting factor,” according to a new report from the Home Builders Institute (HBI), which warns that skilled labor shortages are both...
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Urban Land Institute Receives $500k Donation to Tackle Climate Change
November 5th, 2021
Lynn Thurber, the Chairman of JLL Income Property Trust and former Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Chair, has donated $500,000 to support the efforts of the ULI Greenprint Center for Building Performance’s Net Zero Imperative, a multi-year initiative to accelerate...
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October Sees Major Job Bump, But Continued Construction Worker Shortages Pose a Challenge
November 8th, 2021
The U.S. job market had a positive October, with nonfarm payrolls rising more than expected and the unemployment rate decreasing to 4.6%, according to the latest jobs report from the Labor Department. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 531,000 for the month...
