Market News Section – 2862 in LOL
05/16/12 Construction Hiring Slips, But Positions Are Open
05/15/12 Turnaround Towns Take Q1 Home Prices Up
05/11/12 Overseas Investment In Decline
05/10/12 CEOs Say Texas Best for Business, Calif. Worst
05/03/12 Cement Forecast Up Thru 2012 and Beyond
04/30/12 First-Quarter GDP, Vacancy Rates Disappoint
04/27/12 Caterpillar & Husqvarna’s Profits Rise, Nat’l Mfg. Orders Down
04/27/12 Coming This Fall: LEED 2012
04/25/12 New Home Sales Tumble In March
04/25/12 Green Squared Sets Standards for Tilemakers
04/24/12 Existing Home Sales Fall Again In March
04/23/12 Stanley Black & Decker’s Sales Up, Profits Down
04/19/12 Construction Equipment Builder JCB Has Record-Breaking Year
04/18/12 Permits Up, Construction Down
04/16/12 Builders’ Market Confidence Takes a Hit
04/13/12 Construction Spending Flat in March
04/12/12 Home Size Increase Bucks Trend
04/11/12 Rising Rent Creates New Homebuyers
04/10/12 New Green Building Code Released
04/09/12 Investment and Vacation Home Sales Top Pre-Recession Levels
04/03/12 Real Estate Forecast Predicts Growth Through 2014
02/15/12 Fears of Slowdown Fade as Economy Shows Some Muscle
02/15/12 U.S. Manufacturers Look Homeward, Boosting Domestic Production
02/15/12 Can American Manufacturing be Cornerstone of Economic Revival?
02/15/12 Building Industry Forecasts Slight Improvement in 2012
02/15/12 Builders Largely Optimistic About Growth
02/15/12 Few Silver Linings for Construction in 2012
02/01/12 House Prices Remain Stable in October
02/01/12 Moderate Growth in Existing Home Sales
02/01/12 Why Independent Contractors Are Important for the Construction Sector
02/01/12 Multifamily Shows Continued Strength
02/01/12 Trends in Single-Family and Multifamily Starts
12/15/11 Construction Hiring Surprisingly Strong
12/15/11 Builder Confidence in 55+ Single-Family Market Still Low
12/15/11 Cost of Constructing a New Single-Family Home in 2011
12/15/11 Expect Slower Growth for Construction Equipment
12/15/11 Mortgage Rates Fall In Line with All Time Lows
12/7/11 Newly-Delinquent Mortgage Loans Fall to Lowest Share in Nearly 4 years
12/7/11 Multifamily Starts Down in October
12/7/11 Housing Construction Improves
12/7/11 Real Rents Accelerate in October
12/7/11 Builders’ Sentiment Up Two Consecutive Months
11/21/11 Construction Spending Ticks Higher in September
11/21/11 GDP Gaining Strength, But Where’s Housing?
11/21/11 Mixed Readings on Consumer Confidence in October
11/21/11 Remodeling Slows in the Third Quarter
11/21/11 Pending Home Sales Down Again in August
11/04/11 Construction Spending Rises across the Board in August
11/04/11 Consumer Confidence Improves Slightly from Multi-Year Lows
11/04/11 Pending Home Sales Down Again in August
11/04/11 Second Quarter GDP Growth: A Little Better, But Still Weak
11/04/11 Remodeling Activity Up Almost 10 Percent from 2010
10/28/11 A Recovery, If You Can Keep It
10/28/11 Fears of Double-Dip Recession May Be Overblown
10/28/11 Housing and Economic Conditions Better Than Expected
10/28/11 October NAHB/First American Improving Markets Index on the Upswing
10/28/11 Employment Data Shows Increase in Construction Job Openings
10/28/11 Jobs in Construction Still Scarce
10/24/11 Long-Term Commitment to Low Rates
10/24/11 Housing and the Stock Market
10/25/11 New Report on Effective Property Tax Rates
10/25/11 Building Permits on the Decline in July
10/26/11 Housing Starts Down a Bit in July
10/26/11 Big Rise in Housing Completions
10/18/11 Existing Home Sales Turn Up In August
10/18/11 August Housing Starts: Still Bouncing Along the Bottom
10/18/11 Builder Confidence Remains Low in September
10/18/11 Multifamily Production Index Shows Ongoing Market Improvement
10/18/11 Consumer Price Index Continues to Rise in August
10/17/11 Time to Refinance America
10/17/11 New Residential Sales in August
10/17/11 Architecture Firm Billings Rebound Modestly in August
10/17/11 Weak Business Conditions Persist
10/17/11 Residential Firms Going Through Slump
10/17/11 Multifamily Residential Projects Stalled
10/14/11 Second Quarter GDP Growth Far from Good
10/14/11 Where are the Nation’s Second Homes?
10/14/11 House Prices Improving, But Results Are Mixed
10/14/11 New Home Sales Remain Unchanged
10/14/11 Housing Affordability Near Record Levels
10/14/11 This Month in Housing News
09/09/11 NAHB Launches Index to Track Growing Housing Markets
09/09/11 Five Plans to Save the Housing Market
09/09/11 House Prices Up for Fourth Straight Month
09/09/11 Weighed Down by Dismal Economic News, Housing
09/09/11 Consumers’ Outlook Increasingly Pessimistic
09/09/11 Pending Home Sales Slip Back in July
09/07/11 Modest Gain in Pending Home Sales in June
09/07/11 More Good News on House Prices
09/07/11 June’s New Home Sales See More of the Same
09/07/11 Housing Market and the Debt Ceiling Debate
09/07/11 House Prices Up Again in May
08/29/11 Housing Sector Holds Steady Despite a Weakening Economy
08/29/11 Producer Price Index Returns to Upward Growth Path
08/29/11 Housing Construction Holds Steady in July
08/29/11 Builders’ Sentiment Unchanged
08/29/11 Slowing Construction Labor Market
08/29/11 Job Openings Fall in Construction
08/22/11 Housing Remains Steady, Despite Weak Economic Growth
08/22/11 Construction Spending Declines Despite Small Gain in Homebuilding
08/22/11 Not Much to Like About GDP
08/22/11 Consumers Glum about Current Economic Conditions
08/22/11 Consumers Glum about Current Economic Conditions
08/22/11 Remodeling Slows in the Second Quarter
08/11/11 Dim Look for Economic Growth
08/11/11 Housing Starts, Permits Show Unexpected Improvement
08/11/11 No Recovery Expected for Nonresidential Building this Year
08/11/11 Economic Recovery Continues to Disappoint
08/11/11 Regional Patterns Emerging in Construction
08/11/11 Construction Commodity Prices Remain Volatile
08/04/11 What Would a Federal Debt Default Mean to Manufacturers?
08/04/11 Recession Redux?
08/04/11 Checking in on the Coming Boom
08/04/11 Housing Starts Increase in June
08/04/11 Home Sales Sag as Contract Cancellations Cited
08/04/11 Loan Refinance Demand Jumps, but Purchases Down
07/21/11 Politicians Overlook Role of Housing in Economic Recovery
07/21/11 HUD Goes Local to Spark Housing Recovery
07/21/11 Consumers Expect Declining Home Prices, Rising Rents
07/21/11 Housing Data Begins to Improve, But Policy Headwinds Remain
07/21/11 Townhouse Construction and the Great Recession
07/21/11 Obama Renews Call for Bank
07/21/11 Manufacturing Survey Shows Slower Growth
07/21/11 Building Permits Rise in June
07/21/11 June Sees Housing Starts Move Up
07/21/11 Housing Completions Still Need to Recover
07/21/11 Foreclosure Reality Distorted by Processing Delays
07/20/11 Home Improvement and Maintenance Jobs Continue to Rise
07/20/11 Construction Jobs See a Slight Uptick
07/20/11 Home Improvements Drive Rise in Residential Construction Spending
07/20/11 Consumers Less Confident about the Future
07/20/11 New Low in the Case-Shiller House Price Index
07/20/11 House Prices Falling
07/20/11 Consumer Price Index Up Again in May
07/20/11 Energy Prices No Longer Rising
07/20/11 Growth in the Producer Price Index Slows in May
07/20/11 Household Deleveraging Slows, But Savings Rate Continues to Decline
07/20/11 Household Deleveraging Slows, But Savings Rate Continues to Decline
07/20/11 Households Continue to Deleverage
07/05/11 Pending Home Sales Falter in April
07/05/11 Real GDP Growth a Lackluster 1.8 Percent in First Quarter
07/05/11 Will Housing Save America's Economy?
07/05/11 Housing Remains Sluggish, But Positive Signs are Emerging
07/05/11 PHouse Prices Finally Turn the Corner
06/22/11 Housing Recovery Remains Elusive in 2011
06/22/11 Examining Housing Affordability by Race
06/22/11 Private Residential Construction Improves in March
06/22/11 Remodeling Market Headed to Recovery
06/22/11 Home Improvements Make Slow Recovery
06/22/11 Employment Situation Jumbled
06/16/11 Declines in Home and Lot Size Are Easing
06/16/11 Going Green with Outdoor Living
06/16/11 Business Conditions Begin to Improve
06/16/11 Project Backlogs Near Bottom
06/16/11 Economic Conditions Trend Up After Prolonged Weakness
06/16/11 Remodeling Improves while Construction Still Struggling
06/20/11 Federal Chief Said Depressed Housing Slowing Economic Recovery
06/20/11 Federal Beige Book: No Surprises
06/20/11 A Growing Number of Job Openings in Construction
06/20/11 Employment Increasing in Construction
06/20/11 Bernanke Cites Housing in Economic Outlook Speech
06/20/11 Expiring Loan Limits Mean Weaker Housing Demand in the Fall
06/16/11 Government Funding Cutbacks Are Limiting Construction Industry's Recovery
06/16/11 Voters Looking for Leadership and Action to Rebuild Infrastructure
06/16/11 Architecture Firms Report a Downturn in Business Conditions in April
06/16/11 Weak Billings in the West and Natural Disasters in the South
06/16/11 Just a Bump in the Road to Recovery or Something More Serious?
06/16/11 Credit Still Feeling the Squeeze
06/09/11 Consumer Price Index Continues Upward Climb
06/09/11 Employment Rose in April
06/09/11 Housing Market Bottom: Still Underwater
06/09/11 $2 Trillion Needed to Address Nation's Infrastructure Challenges
06/09/11 Residential Vacancies Move Up While Homeownership Remains Steady
06/09/11 New Residential Sales Increase in April
05/24/11 Homes Not as Affordable as in Past
05/24/11 Homeownership Declines Hitting Younger Households Hardest
05/24/11 State of the Nation’s Rental Housing
05/24/11 Building Permits on the Decline in April
05/24/11 Down in the Dumps with Housing Starts
05/24/11 Housing Completions See a Ray of Hope
05/19/11 Inflation Expectations Build
05/19/11 Energy Price Rises Continue Unabated
05/19/11 Slow Improvement at Architecture Firms
05/19/11 Architecture Profession Generally Reporting Improvement
05/19/11 Economy Slowly Recovering, Inflation Reemerges
05/19/11 Firm Employment Expected to Begin Recovering
05/18/11 Housing Completions Move Downward
05/18/11 Housing Starts Still on the Rebound
05/18/11 Buiding Permits Continue to Trickle In
05/18/11 Green Roof Industry Grows 28.5 Percent in 2010
05/18/11 Obama Says Nation Shouldn't Sacrifice
05/18/11 Transportation Suffers Significant Spending Cuts
04/08/11 Existing Home sales up again in January
04/08/11 Home Buying Intent on the Upswing
04/08/11 Consumer Confidence Continues to Grow
04/08/11 House Prices Remain Weak in December
04/08/11 Fragile Housing Demand Turns Down Again
04/08/11 Producer Price Index Soars in February
03/31/11 Consumers Positive About Jobs Growth in the Year Ahead
03/31/11 Declines in Short-Term Mortgage Delinquencies Continue
03/31/11 Rental Industry Actively Trending Upward
03/31/11 Fourth Quarter Real GDP Includes Downward Revision
03/31/11 January New Home Sales Maintain Late 2010 Trend
03/31/11 House Prices Continue Their Downward Trend in the Fourth Quarter
03/28/11 Lawmakers Seek Answers on Funding Source for $556 Billion Plan
03/28/11 Housing Remains Weak Despite an Improving Economy
03/28/11 February Employment Situation – No Better, No Worse, Not Good Enough
03/28/11 Countering Claims Against Mortgage Interest Deduction
03/28/11 Economy Continues to Slog Along
03/28/11 Single Family Construction Shows Modest Increase
03/28/11 Private Residential Construction Spending Up in January
03/21/11 Billings at Architecture Firms Hold Steady in January
03/21/11 Midwest and South Going Strong
03/21/11 Construction Sectors See a Modest Upturn
03/10/11 HUD Initiatives Boost New Construction in Rental Market
03/10/11 Building Permits on Downside
03/10/11 Housing Starts See Improvement
03/10/11 Housing Completions Decline in January
03/10/11 Builders Urged Representatives to Support Mortgage Interest Deduction
03/07/11 House Approves 7-Month Extension of Highway
03/07/11 New Residential Sales Slump in January
03/07/11 Gross Domestic Product Increases in Fourth Quarter
03/07/11 Public Construction Relatively Unchanged
03/07/11 Private Construction Down in January
03/07/11 January Construction at $791.8 Billion Annual Rate
03/01/11 Rent Vacancy Down but
03/01/11 Fourth Quarter Real GDP Advances
03/01/11 Remodel Market Index Edges Up
03/01/11 Consumer Confidence Improves with
03/01/11 Mixed Results for House Price Index
03/01/11 Housing Slogs Toward Recovery
02/22/11 Housing Slogs Toward Recovery
02/22/11 Housing Affordability Continues Its Incline
02/22/11 Energy Prices Continue to Move Up
02/22/11 Residential Building Materials Prices Higher Mainly Due
02/22/11 January Housing Construction Increases
02/22/11 Stagnant NAHB/Wells Fargo February Housing Market index
02/03/11 Inflation Ticks Up, But Remains Moderate
02/03/11 Who Benefits from the Housing Tax Incentives?
02/03/11 Energy Prices Spike Up; Rents Rise Modestly
02/03/11 Energy Costs Continue to Push Residential Building Materials Prices Up
02/03/11 December’s Employment Situation – November Undone
02/03/11 Looking Ahead to Housing Policy Issues
02/03/11 Housing Finance Policy Faces Tough Issues
02/03/11 Construction Spending Projected to Turn Up in Second Half
02/03/11 A Recovering Economy Sees Slow Growth
02/03/11 Timing a Construction Recovery
02/03/11 Business Conditions at Architecture Firms Continue to Improve
02/03/11 Two Months of Growth in Billings
02/03/11 All Three Major Construction Sectors Reported Growth
02/03/11 Uncertainty About 2011 Remains for Architects
01/21/11 Building Permits Climb in December
01/21/11 Housing Starts Decline in December
01/21/11 Housing Completions Move Up in December
01/21/11 Employment Situation Improves in December
01/21/11 December Sees an Increase in Consumer Price Index
01/21/11 Fannie Mae Tests Foreclosure-Prevention Plan in Florida
01/14/11 November single-family residential construction spending rises
01/14/11 New research details structure of the home building sector
01/14/11 Case-Shiller house price index declined for the third consecutive month
01/14/11 Existing home sales returned to their strong upward trend
01/14/11 House prices turned the corner in October
01/14/11 GDP moves two steps forward, one step back
01/03/11 Economy and Housing Muddle Along
01/03/11 Senate Passes Bill with Expiring Housing Tax Provisions
01/03/11 Housing Market Index Remains Steady in December
01/03/11 Household Balance Sheet Repair Continues
01/03/11 Energy Costs Continue to Push Residential Building Materials Prices Up
01/03/11 Economists Predict Growth in 2011
12/29/10 California Construction Jobs Top Nation
12/29/10 New Residential Sales Rise in November
12/29/10 Median Home Prices Improve
12/29/10 Firm Billings Rebound in November
12/29/10 Revenue at U.S. Architecture Firms Increased in November
12/29/10 Business Upturn Becoming More Widespread
12/29/10 Firms Cautious About Potential 2011 Improvement
12/20/10 Building Permits Decrease in November
12/20/10 Housing Starts Rise in November
12/20/10 Housing Completions Fall in November
12/20/10 Construction Equipment Outlook: Modest Upticks in Business
12/20/10 November Sees Rise in Consumer Price Index
12/20/10 Fewer Underwater Mortgages in Third Quarter
12/13/10 September Residential Spending Up 1.8 Percent
12/13/10 Good News: Rental Vacancy Down
12/13/10 Bad News: Homeownership Rate Slips
12/13/10 Consumers Sentiment Remains Weak
12/13/10 GDP Growth Is Stronger Than Expected But Still Subpar
12/13/10 Construction at $802.3 Billion Annual Rate in October
12/13/10 October Sees Rise in Private Construction
12/6/10 Deficit Commission Co-Chairs’ Proposal
12/6/10 Builders’ Sentiment Improves Second Straight Month
12/6/10 Bank Survey Reports Expectations of Tightened Lending
12/6/10 Households Continue Balance Sheet Repair
12/6/10 Underbuilt Single-Family Housing Markets
12/6/10 Pending Home Sales Retreat in September
12/2/10 After Slight Growth in September, Architecture Firm Billings
12/2/10 Midwest and Northeast see Growth in Architecture Firm Billings
12/2/10 Business Conditions Look Good for Commercial/Industrial Firms
12/2/10 Nearly 90 Percent of Architecture Firm Projects have a Signed Design Contract
12/2/10 Economy Somewhat Stronger, But By No Means Robust
12/2/10 Energy Costs Push Residential Building Materials Prices Up
11/22/10 Employment Situation Remains Unchanged in October
11/22/10 Building Permits Move Up in October
11/22/10 Housing Starts on the Decline in October
11/22/10 October Sees Housing Completions Go Down
11/22/10 Mortgage Rates on Roller Coaster Ride
11/11/10 Construction Marketing 2011 Outlook Survey Results
11/11/10 Homeownership at 66.9 percent in 3Q, Lowest Rate Since '99
11/11/10 U.S. Economy: Factory Index Rises to Five-Month High
11/11/10 GDP Data Confirm Recovery Not Advancing
11/11/10 Home Builders Emit a Glimmer of Optimism
11/11/10 Housing Starts Advance, Led by Single-Family
11/01/10 Battle Lines Forming in Clash Over Foreclosures
11/01/10 States Awarded $147 Million in TIGER II Funds from USDOT
11/01/10 Design Billings Inch Into Recovery Mode
11/01/10 5 Straight Months of Growth for Commercial/Industrial Firms
11/01/10 Architecture Firms Report First Monthly Increase in Design Activity Since Early 2008
11/01/10 Design Billings Increase for First Time in 2 1/2 years
10/25/10 Building Permits on the Down Side
10/25/10 Housing Starts Jump in September
10/25/10 Housing Completions Get Big Boost in September
10/25/10 Obama Calls for Action on $50 Billion Investment During Lame Duck
10/25/10 Eaton Corp. Reported Higher Sales and Profits for Third Quarter
10/25/10 Beige Book Survey Finds Economy Continues to Rise Modestly
10/19/10 A Disappointing Employment Report
10/19/10 Pending Home Sales Continue to Improve
10/19/10 Construction Spending Improves, but Residential Struggles
10/19/10 Lenders Foreclosed on Record Number of Properties in Third Quarter
10/19/10 Are We Complacent with Record Low Mortgage Rates?
10/19/10 Consumer Price Index Shows Slight Gain in September
10/12/10 ABI Inches Forward in August
10/12/10 Economic Downturn has led to Increased Project Cancellations
10/12/10 Architecture Firms Report Billings Growth
10/12/10 Delays at Architecture Firms
10/04/10 Pending Home Sales — Some Positive News for Housing
10/04/10 Some Positive News on the Multifamily Front
10/04/10 Federal Reserve Reports Slower, But Positive Growth
10/04/10 Second Consecutive Quarterly Decline in Negative Equity
10/04/10 Home Price Index Remained Flat in July
10/04/10 U.S. Housing and Mortgage Trends see Improvement in Prices
09/23/10 Gains Versus Inflation in the Housing Market
09/23/10 Day of Reckoning for Foreclosures
09/23/10 Nevada and New York on Different Extremes
09/23/10 Positive Equity
09/23/10 Foreclosures Down Since January
09/23/10 Some Slightly Positive Employment Numbers
09/21/10 U.S. Home Prices Face 3-Year Drop as Inventory Surge Looms
09/21/10 Fannie Mae Forecasts Decline in Home Sales
09/21/10 The Lost Decade
09/21/10 Foreclosures Could Reach 8 Million
09/21/10 August Sees Little Change in Employment Situation
09/21/10 Increase in Consumer Price Index
09/09/10 A Ray of Hope?
09/09/10 Unchanged Employment Situation in August
09/09/10 America's Equipment Manufacturing Industry Responds to Sluggish
09/09/10 Architecture Billings Index Climbs by Two Points in July
09/09/10 Billings at Architecture Firms Declined for 30th Consecutive Month
09/09/10 Commercial/Industrial Sector Reports Growth for Third Consecutive Month
09/07/10 New Residential Sales Slide in July
09/07/10 Some Less Than Encouraging Employment Numbers
09/07/10 Economic Recovery Slows
09/07/10 Inflation Remains Tame
09/07/10 Is Consumer Sentiment Improving?
09/07/10 Residential Construction on Hold
08/27/10 July Sees Decline in Building Permits
08/27/10 Housing Starts Move Up in July
08/27/10 Housing Completions Dwindle in July
08/27/10 Midyear U.S. Construction Machinery Exports Up 15 Percent
08/27/10 Nationwide Effort to Build Support for Transportation Bill
08/27/10 Clyburn Encourages Congress to Act on Transportation Bill
08/20/10 Recovery Act Helped Produce Small Boost in June
08/20/10 Construction Employment Declines by 11,000 from June to July
08/20/10 Loan Applications Barely Budge as Mortgage Rates Hit New Low
08/20/10 Mortgage Rate Hits All-Time Low
08/20/10 Treasury Awards Second Round of Hardest Hit Housing Funds
08/20/10 Real Estate on Shaky Ground
08/10/10 Business Conditions Weak But Improving at Commercial Firms
08/10/10 Architecture Firms Show Little Change in June
08/10/10 Firm Billings in All Regions Remain Weak
08/10/10 General Economy Shows Weaker Conditions
08/10/10 Moderately Faster Economic and Job Growth Lies Ahead
08/10/10 Is Housing Improving?
08/10/10 House Prices Find a Floor
08/10/10 Single-Family Construction Slows, While Multifamily Stabilizes
08/10/10 Homeownership Rate Slips
07/29/10 Hopeful Signs for Housing Remain
07/29/10 The Economy Struggles Through a Slow Patch
07/29/10 Inflation Still Under Control
07/29/10 Building Permits on the Rise
07/29/10 Housing Starts on the Decline
07/29/10 Housing Completions Spike in June
07/29/10 New Residential Sales Rise in June
07/20/10 Bonus Depreciation Reinstatement Tax Benefit will Help Small Businesses
07/20/10 Recovery in Nonresdiential Construction Sector Expected to Take Hold
07/20/10 Expansion Slows as Stimulus Fades
07/20/10 Mortgage Rates Mixed as Lenders Look to Buy
07/20/10 Consumer Price Index Declines in June
07/20/10 Foreclosure Filings on Track to Hit 3 Million Homes
07/15/10 Home Repossessions Hit Record High
07/15/10 Jobs Key to Housing Recovery
07/15/10 Private Sector Job Growth Slows in May
07/15/10 Residential Construction Story is Still Mixed
07/15/10 Delinquencies and Foreclosures Worsen - or do They
07/15/10 While Hom and Lot Sizes are Still Shrinking
07/13/10 Lumber Prices Continue to Fall
07/13/10 Builder Confidence Declines in June
07/13/10 Building Permits Decline in May
07/13/10 Housing Starts Fall in May
07/13/10 Housing Completions Down More than 7 Percent in May
07/13/10 Home Buyer Tax Credit Is Over, So Now What?
06/18/10 Influential Home Price Indices Paint Fuzzy Picture
06/18/10 FHFA Purchase-Only Home Price Index
06/18/10 Existing Home Sales Median Prices Show Volatility
06/18/10 Consumer Price Index Declines in April
06/18/10 Employment on the Upswing
06/18/10 Negative Home Equity Making a Big Impact
06/16/10 ABC's Construction Backlog Up 4.5 Percent in First Quarter of 2010
06/16/10 U.S. Economy, Labor Market are Improving
06/16/10 Employment Situation Improves in May
06/16/10 Refinance Demand Declines as Pool of Qualified Borrowers Shrinks
06/16/10 Senate Fight over EPA Resolution to Resume
06/16/10 New Report Examines Gasoline Tax Proposals in Various States
06/03/10 Existing Home Sales Jump 7.6 Percent
06/03/10 Economists See Solid U.S. Growth
06/03/10 Builder Confidence Weak Once Again
06/03/10 Recovery Act May Have Added at Least 1.2 Milion Jobs in First Quarter
06/03/10 Median Home Prices Hit Rock Bottom
06/03/10 Mortgage Applications Slow Down
05/27/10 Construction Sector Gains Jobs but Unemployment Rate Still at Record High
05/27/10 Export-Friendly Policies Vital for Growth of Equipment Manufacturing
05/27/10 Moving Towards a Green Economy
05/27/10 Building Permits Down in April
05/27/10 Housing Starts Move Upward
05/27/10 Housing Completions See Bump in April
05/20/10 Builder Confidence Continues to Strengthen in May
05/20/10 Real Estate Financing May See Rays of Hope
05/20/10 Output and Job Growth Precede Housing Recovery
05/20/10 Lumber Prices Finally Get a Break
05/20/10 Residential Construction is Still Mixed
05/20/10 Economy Continues to Advance
05/06/10 Building Permits on the Downside
05/06/10 Housing Starts are on the Rise
05/06/10 Housing Completions on the Downside
05/06/10 New Residential Sales See Big Increase in March
05/06/10 New Residential Sales See Big Increase in March
04/22/10 Mortgage Rates Nearing Best Levels of 2010 Again
04/22/10 White House Rhetoric May Signal Climate-Bill Surge
04/22/10 World oil demand to hit record high this year
04/22/10 Long-Term Joblessness Surges to Record High
04/22/10 Getting a loan will be pricier
04/22/10 Senators consider gasoline tax as part of climate bill
04/19/10 Consumer Price Index Moves Up Slightly in March
04/19/10 Employment Situation Stays Steady in March
04/19/10 AASHTO and 26 Other Groups Urge Lawmakers Not to Divert User Fees
04/19/10 Feds Demand 29-mpg Pickup Trucks
04/19/10 Construction Spending Hits Eight-Year Low
04/19/10 Highway Investment Creates Jobs and Fuels Recovery
04/08/10 Construction Materials Price Index Rises 0.1 Percent in February
04/08/10 Housing Completions on the Upswing
04/08/10 The Economy Shows Slow Improvement
04/08/10 A Drifting Housing Market
04/08/10 Financial Markets are Holding Their Own
04/08/10 Existing Home Sales Unmotivated by Expiring Tax Credit
04/01/10 New Home Sales Hit Record Low
04/01/10 Unemployment Remains Steady
04/01/10 International Green Construction Codes Seeks Pulbic Comments
04/01/10 Federal Stimulus still has Modest Impact
04/01/10 Economy Making Gains
04/01/10 Overall Design Activity still Declining, but Hopeful Signs Emerge
03/29/10 Governors Ask Congress to Stop EPA Rules
03/29/10 Senate Clears Key Hurdle to Aiding Unemployment
03/29/10 Record Decline is Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 2008
03/29/10 Housing Starts Fall while Building Permits Decline
03/29/10 Foreclosures Weigh on Builder Confidence in March
03/29/10 Consumer Price Index sees no Change in February
03/18/10 January Sees a Rise in Consumer Price Index
03/18/10 Employment Situation sees Little Change in February
03/18/10 Production Probably Unchanged as Storms Shut Plants
03/18/10 Obama Outlines Strategy to Boost US Exports and Jobs
03/18/10 Caterpillar Joins Onshoring Trend
03/18/10 Finding Growth and Jobs
03/08/10 Factories Gear Up to Hire
03/08/10 Recovery Soon to Lose Jobless Label
03/08/10 Federal Government6 Faces Unstable Debt
03/08/10 Recovery Act Has Created at Least 1 Million Jobs
03/08/10 January Shows No Relief on the Business Front for Architecture Firms
03/08/10 Companies Map Routes to Recovery
03/03/10 Secretary Blank Positive About New Residential Construction
03/03/10 Housing Completions Down in January
03/03/10 Top Sustainability Trends of the Next Decade
03/03/10 Designers See Downturn in Employment
03/03/10 Project Selection and Starts Face Multiple Requirements
03/03/10 Modifications Approved for Lending Programs
03/01/10 Consumer Price Index Rises in January
03/01/10 Employment Situation Improves in January
03/01/10 Building Permits Looking Up
03/01/10 January Sees an Increase in Housing Starts
03/01/10 Home Builder Outlook Improves as Buying Season Approaches
03/01/10 Homeowners and Associations Battle over Turf
02/11/10 Jobs and Deficit Reduction Top Obama's Agenda
02/11/10 States Obligated 91 Percent of Recovery Funds
02/11/10 Learn How to Get Uncle Sam to Play for Equipment Updates
02/11/10 EPA Proposed Strict Limits on Ground-Level Pollution
02/11/10 States Want Delay on Emissions Rules
02/11/10 December Sees Rise in New Residential Construction
02/11/10 Housing Starts Down in December
02/11/10 Housing Completions Fall in December
02/11/10 Sales Dip in December for New Residential Sales
02/11/10 U.S. Housing Starts in 2009 were Lackluster
02/11/10 Small Business Administration Seeks to Implement American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
02/11/10 Loan Performance Takes a Big Hit by Negative Home Equity
02/03/10 California Adopts Mandatory Green Building Codes
02/03/10 Recovery Act Has Created or Saved 1.5 to 2 Million Jobs
02/03/10 Equipment Manufacturers Expect Some Growth in 201
02/03/10 Unemployment Still at 10 Percent
02/03/10 Slight Rise for Consumer Price Index in December
02/03/10 Fourth-quarter GDP on a Major Upswing
01/28/10 Housing is Healthier but Still Subpar
01/28/10 Housing Data Continues to be Uneven
01/28/10 Housing Prices Inch Upward
01/07/10 Housing Prices Show Some Life
01/07/10 Housing Still Faces Significant Headwinds
01/07/10 House Passes 3 Bills Containing Extensions, Extra HTF Money
01/07/10 House Passes Jobs for Main Street Act of 201
01/07/10 Home Prices Still Improving but at a Moderating Pace
01/07/10 New Home Sales Fall in November
12/30/09 Multifamily Construction Struggles
12/30/09 Inventories of Unsold Homes Continue to Fall
12/30/09 Employment Situation Improves for November
12/30/09 First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Does Its Work
12/30/09 Consumer Price Index on the Rise in November
12/30/09 Economy and Housing Show Some Life
12/22/09 Residential and Multi Unit Housing Starts Really Up
12/22/09 Recovery Act Delivers Jobs and Boosts the Economy
12/22/09 Transportation Builders Project 8 Percent Spending Growth in 2010
12/22/09 Obama Calls for $50 Billion in Infrastructure Spending
12/22/09 Building Permits on the Rise in November
12/22/09 Moving Up with Housing Completions in November
12/14/09 Senate Action to Extend SAFETEA-LU is No Longer Imminent
12/14/09 Senate Action to Extend SAFETEA-LU is No Longer Imminent
12/14/09 Business Conditions at Architecture Firms Making Progress
12/14/09 Call for Papers: MillionTreesNYC Resarch Symposium
12/14/09 Sustainable Residential Design: Increasing Energy Efficiency
12/14/09 Senate Looking to Jobs Creation Bill
12/07/09 Tough Times for the Rental Market
12/07/09 Consumer Price Index Rises in October
12/07/09 Employment Situation Takes a Turn for the Worse
12/07/09 Compensation Costs Up for Employees
12/07/09 Weekly Claims for Unemployment Insurance Increase
12/07/09 Highway Investment Hits $20 Billion
12/02/09 Restructuring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
12/02/09 As Housing Improves, Nonresidential Construction Struggles
12/02/09 California Passes Smart Grid Bill
12/02/09 Home Buyer Tax Credit Brings Hope to Housing
12/02/09 Segments of the Economy are Beginning to Show Signs of Improvement
12/02/09 Housing Still Faces Significant Headwinds
11/24/09 Green Building to Support Nearly 8 Million Jobs
11/24/09 Equipment Industry's Orange Flags Warn Congress of Job Losses Ahead
11/24/09 Refinance Applications Down 1.4 Percent, Purchase Index at 12 Year Low
11/24/09 Buddies Battle over Climate Change Bill
11/24/09 Broader Measure of U.S. Unemployment Stands at 17.5 Percent
11/24/09 EPA Lawyers Challenge Cap and Trade for Climate
11/12/09 Housing Starts on the Upswing
11/12/09 House Price Indexes Show Promise
11/12/09 Highway and Transit Programs to Continue
11/12/09 Business Interests, Construction Industry Urge
11/12/09 September Construction on the Rise
11/12/09 Signs Show an End to Recession
11/12/09 Economic Stimulus Opportunities for Landscape Architects
11/12/09 Nations Leave 91 Percent of Green Stimulus Funds Unspent
11/12/09 Climate Laws Encourage Deforestation, Scientists Say
11/12/09 Architecture Firms Continue to Improve in Northeast
11/12/09 Construction, Environmental Groups Reach Landmark Accord
11/12/09 Arch. Firm Billings Remain Relatively Weak
10/28/09 Home construction bad on paper and in reality
10/28/09 Housing Continues to Struggle
10/28/09 Consumers Send Out Mixed Signals
10/28/09 Have Housing Prices Stabilized?
10/28/09 What Lies Ahead for the Economy and Housing?
10/28/09 Consumer Price Index - September 2009
10/21/09 Business Conditions Remain Tough for Firms in West
10/21/09 City Parks Added 5,000 Acres Last Year
10/21/09 Job Services Online Offered for Construction
10/21/09 Caterpillar Plans Smallest Price Increase Since 2006
10/21/09 The Economy is Improving, or is it?
10/21/09 Employment Takes Another Step Down
10/19/09 Deficit Reached $1.4 Trillion in FY 2009, CBO Estimates
10/19/09 Construction Groups Call for Transportation Bill
10/19/09 Obama Orders Reduction in Government Fuel Consumption
10/19/09 State Tax Collections Across U.S. Take Second
10/19/09 AIA Releases Long-Term Recovery Plan
10/19/09 Increased Inquiries Not Translating to More Work
10/13/09 Personal Income and Outlays Increased in August
10/13/09 August 2009 Construction at $941.9 Billion Annual Rate
10/13/09 Official: E-Verify changes in the works
10/13/09 Exmark recalls 200 workers
10/13/09 Pilot Program on Call for Sustainable Landscapes
10/13/09 U.S. Constructin Equipment: Powering Jobs and Dollars
10/07/09 U.S. Consumer Spending on Long Path to Recovery
10/07/09 Missouri to Widen Interstate 70 Between St. Louis
10/07/09 Removal of Card-Check Provision Makes EFCA Passage
10/07/09 Caterpillar Machine Sales Fall 48 Percent in August
10/07/09 What's in the Future for Bobcat and its Owner?
10/07/09 Inaction by Congress Likely to Cost Billions for Infrastructure
10/02/09 Transportation Enhancements Under Attack
10/02/09 Housing Continues to Struggle
10/02/09 John Deere Generated $420 million profit on 24 percent
10/02/09 Residential Construction up in August
10/02/09 States Would Lose $8.7 Billion in Highway Funds
10/02/09 Senate Approves Transportation Spending Bill for FY 2010
10/01/09 White House Takes Aim at LEED Certification
10/01/09 AEM Seeks Funding for Highway Bill
10/01/09 Two Bills in Congress Show Fork in the Road
10/01/09 Key Practices Could Enhance Recent Collaboration
10/01/09 Recovery Act Funds Continue to Provide Fiscal Relief
10/01/09 Construction Deflation Impacts Project Cost Estimates
09/23/09 Echo Inc. Acquires Kwik Products
09/23/09 Proposed Exemption to Allow New Health Plan for General
09/23/09 Consumer Price Index Rises in August
09/23/09 Producer Price Indexes on the Rise
09/23/09 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Decline
09/23/09 Rise in Employment Cost Index for June
09/22/09 Western Business Leaders Say Cap-and-Trade Proposals
09/22/09 Financial Markets Still Need Time to Heal
09/22/09 Market Distress Peaked in October 2008
09/22/09 The Feds to the Rescue
09/22/09 Financing for Housing Faces Major Hurdles
09/22/09 Is the Recession Over?
09/16/09 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Down
09/16/09 Highway Materials Costs Fall by Nearly a Sixth
09/16/09 Federal Transit Administration Beats Obligation Deadline
09/16/09 Mower maker to rehire 11
09/16/09 China: U.S. should take lead on climate
09/16/09 A Greener Grass Saves Money
09/09/09 Consumer Price Index Unchanged
09/09/09 Some Negatives Abound for Home Sales
09/09/09 Employment Situation Shows Improvement
09/09/09 Real Earnings on the Rise
09/09/09 Multifamily Market Continues to Struggle
09/09/09 U.S. Construction Machinery Exports Down
09/04/09 New Residential Sales in July 2009
09/04/09 Gross Domestic Product Down 1 Percent for Second Quarter
09/04/09 Personal Income and Outlays in July 2009
09/04/09 July 2009 Construction at $958.0 Billion Annual Rateg
09/04/09 Private Construction Shows Mixed Results
09/04/09 Public Construction Down in July
09/02/09 Expect Bumps On the Road to Recovery
09/02/09 Expect Bumps On the Road to Recovery
09/02/09 Employment Is Still Falling
09/02/09 Productivity Is Up, But at What Cost?
09/02/09 Consumers Are Skeptical About the Recovery
09/02/09 Housing is on the Mend
08/25/09 Walkable Neighborhoods Have Higher Home Values
08/25/09 U.S. Majority Favors Climate Change Bill
08/25/09 Stimulus Slow to Flow to Infrastructure
08/25/09 Bernanke said Global Economy Emerging from Recession
08/25/09 Building Permits Down for July
08/25/09 Housing Starts in July Show Mixed Results
08/14/09 Personal Income and Outlays: June 2009
08/14/09 Home Price Declines Continue to Abate
08/14/09 Water Industry Trends Addressed
08/14/09 Not Only Is the Pain Lessening, Housing Is Showing
08/14/09 Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud Behind It and Challengesa>
08/14/09 Will the stock market rally or hit decline?
08/03/09 June Employment Loss Represents a Big Bump for the Economy
08/03/09 Inflation Remains Moderate, Smoothing the Road
08/03/09 Road to Recovery Is Bumpy, But Showing Slow Improvement
08/03/09 Building Materials Prices Improve, But a Rougher Road May Lie Ahead
08/03/09 Housing Market Continues to Be Jostled, But Is on the Road to Recovery
08/03/09 Caterpillar suppliers to create 2,600 jobs
07/27/09 Housing Starts on the Upswing
07/27/09 Housing Completions for Single Families Rises
07/27/09 Economic weakness is pulling down construction activity
07/27/09 New US home starts surge in June
07/27/09 AIA Projects Significant Downturn in Nonresidential Construction
07/27/09 Steep Downturns in Nonresidential Construction Projected
07/24/09 Nationwide Transportation Projects are Under Way
07/24/09 State DOTs Use Recovery Funds to Put Thousands to Work
07/24/09 Getting Greener with Smart Grid
07/24/09 Reducing Greenhouse Gases in NYC
07/24/09 USGBC Accepted for Reviewing LEED Credits
07/24/09 Building Permits Up in June
07/17/09 Accountability for the Recovery Act
07/17/09 Highway Trust Fund: Gives Options for Improving Sustainability
07/17/09 Public Housing Scrutinized
07/15/09 June Jobs Data Worse Than Anticipated
07/15/09 Consumer Price Index Unchanged
07/15/09 Employment Cost Index Rises
07/15/09 Employment Situation Still Tough
07/15/09 Producer Price Index Up
07/15/09 A Closer Look at the American Clean Energy and Security Act Share
07/14/09 A Closer Look at the American Clean Energy and Security Act Share
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