Residential


Construction starts tumble 9% in July

ConDig (21-Aug-18).  U.S. construction starts dropped 9% in July from the month prior to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $817.4 billion, according to latest figures from Dodge Data & Analytics. It comes as nonresidential…


Housing starts rebound 0.9% in July

ConDig (17-Aug-18).  Construction of new homes in the US edged back up 0.9% in July after falling the month prior on a rise in groundbreaking for single- and multi-family houses. Total housing starts rose to…



Construction costs unchanged in July

ConDig (10-Aug-18).  Construction costs were flat in July this year compared with the month prior, but industry chiefs continue to warn that months of sharp increases are squeezing contractor profit margins. The producer price index…