If home builders stay positive, that could benefit would-be home buyers who were priced out of the market. The numbers: Home builders are still quite optimistic about what the future holds for the housing market-- but the current state of affairs has given them slight pause. The National Association of Home Builders' monthly confidence index dipped one point to 70 in November, the trade group said Monday.
The following are forecasts for next week's U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal. DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS Monday 1000 Housing Mkt Index Nov 71 71 Tuesday 0830 Housing Starts Oct 1.30 M 1.256 M-- percent change Oct +3.5% -9.4% 0830 Building Permits Oct 1.40 M 1.387 M-- percent change Oct +0.9% -2.7% Thursday 0830 Jobless Claims Nov 16 220 K 225 K 0830 Phila Fed Mfg Svy Nov 5.0 5.6 1000 Existing Home Sales Oct 5.50 M 5.38 M-- percent change Oct +2.2%...
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2019 Union labor will build all of Fordham Landing, developer Dynamic Star's planned development in the University Heights neighborhood of The Bronx, notes Gary Segal, Dynamic Star's President and CEO. $3.5-billion project is expected to generate some 8,000 construction jobs and create as many as 10,000 permanent positions.
Diligent, a technology-driven company optimizing the construction industry, recently purchased Boca Raton based Philips Metal Products, Inc. The purchase will allow Diligent to expand the company’s current offering to include welding, metal fabrication, miscellaneous metals, stairs, gates, railings, embeds, concrete forms and accessories. This press release features multimedia.
SEATTLE, Nov. 14, 2019 -- New-home sale prices dropped 1.5 percent year over year to a median of $370,300 in the third quarter, according to a new report from Redfin. Meanwhile, new-home sales rose 5.6 percent, marking the second consecutive quarter of increases. Existing-home prices rose 4.2 percent year over year, while sales increased 2.1 percent and inventory fell 6.9 percent.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14, 2019 The global cosmetic & toiletry containers market size is expected to reach USD 38.1 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., expanding at a CAGR of 5.2% over the forecast period. Large scale availability of attractive containers online have further propelled the growth of the global market.
BUFORD, Ga., Nov. 13, 2019 Each year, the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association hosts the OBIE Awards to recognize outstanding achievement in the home building industry. On the night of October 26th, those involved in the local real estate industry gathered at the Georgia Aquarium to celebrate a great year and to see who would be going home with one of these prestigious awards.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 12, 2019 LaborChart, the construction industry's fastest growing workforce management platform, and Performance Contracting, Inc. have partnered to maximize PCIs workforce management efficiency across more than 40 of their U.S. offices. PCI - Grandview, a branch of PCI, and a customer of LaborChart since 2015, worked together to simplify their day-to-day operations.
Command Alkon, the Leading Supplier Collaboration Platform for Constructions Heavy Work, is pleased to announce that their annual ELEVATE Conference was well-attended and left attendees with key insights on emerging trends and disruptive technologies, and how to adapt to these new innovations to make smarter decisions faster, achieve break-through performance, and deliver truly differentiated ...
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. The program comes at a time when 80 percent of construction firms report having a hard time filling the hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce. "The construction industry agrees safety must be everyone's priority, but we also need to recognize when safety needs aren't being met for some workers.
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