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The cost of construction materials continues to skyrocket, up 47% since the start of the pandemic. fred.stlouisfed.org/series/W…

FRED Economic Data

Producer Price Index by Commodity: Special Indexes: Construction Materials

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More housing is being built in the United States than at any time since the housing boom that ended in 2006. eyeonhousing.org/2021/04/hou… ht @dietz_econ
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wsj.com/articles/commodities… Prices are surging for construction materials, and builders are passing the costs to home buyers as demand remains high.

New Houses Are Costing More as Prices Jump for Wood, Bricks

Prices are surging for construction materials, and builders are passing the costs to home buyers as demand remains high.

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Construction spending hits new record in January Spending on residential construction last month was up 21% from 2020 Spending hit a seasonally adjusted annual estimated rate of $1.5 trillion across all sectors last month, the highest on record. therealdeal.com/national/202…

Construction spending hits new record in January

U.S. construction spending reached the highest level on record last month as both local and federal governments began loosening the purse strings. Spending hit a seasonally adjusted annual estimated...

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Explaining the Frenzy in the Housing Market nytimes.com/2020/12/03/upsho…

Explaining the Frenzy in the Housing Market (Published 2020)

One long-lasting result of the pandemic may be innovations that make home buying faster.

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NYC building was down 30% in 2020. nydailynews.com/news/politic…

NYC building construction took a big hit in 2020, down nearly 30%

The amount of new construction proposed in New York City plummeted in 2020, diving 28% when compared with the previous year, a new analysis shows. The report, expected to be released Monday by the...

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BuildZoom founder Jiyan Wei talks about the company, remote work, and construction industry trends: youtube.com/watch?v=UHxooxBk…

Buildzoom has a great solution for both consumers and construction...

Hi there! Welcome to Gaper🖇 BuildZoom is a more efficient approach...

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SalientMG@SalientMG9 Jan 2021
We're highlighting Sanda Milovic today. Sanda is a Project Consultant @BuildZoom. Sanda has more than 7 years of experience in sales and customer service. Sanda has worked for a number of companies such as Nike, Express, and Fidelity National Title.
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👀Permits to build new single-family homes in Central #Arizona totaled a 52% increase in December 2020 over December 2019. Permits ended the year up 18%. #HBACA Members check out more data including a city by city breakdown. 📈🏘️ ▶️hbaca.org/page/Municipal
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"Housing continues to add jobs. Dec gain for builders and remodelers of 22,700, with jobs up 57,200 from a year ago. Residential construction is now at a post-Great Recession high, up 16,000 from prior peak in Feb 2020." -- xitter.cf/dietz_econ
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Construction workers have the (almost) highest rate of both asymptomatic and symptomatic positive covid tests out of any industry: constructiondive.com/news/st…
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Construction spending up 4.4% from 2019 to 2020 tribtown.com/2021/01/04/ap-u…
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New home sales up 21% year over year: cnbc.com/2020/12/23/november…

November new home sales fall more than expected, builder stocks drop

Sales of newly built homes came in far weaker than expected for November, and builder stocks are not taking it well.

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wsj.com/articles/housing-boo…

Housing Boom Brings a Shortage of Land to Build New Homes

Amid the biggest housing boom in years, more buyers are opting for new construction—and builders face the prospect of a shortage next year of land that is ready to build.

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nytimes.com/2020/12/15/busin…

Modular Construction Meets Changing Needs in the Pandemic (Published 2020)

The process of creating prefabricated units that can be quickly assembled has shifted as developers turn to medical buildings, affordable housing, data centers and even a Chick-fil-A restaurant.

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Sales of newly built, single-family homes in October dipped a fraction of a percent from September to October, but remained more than 40 percent above the same period in 2019, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Housing and the U.S. Census insidenova.com/news/real_est…

New-home construction continues to surge across nation

Sales of newly built, single-family homes in October dipped a fraction of a percent from September to October, but remained more than 40 percent above the same period in 2019,

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Lumber prices typically hit a lull in December, but not this year as lean inventories and strong building demand force buyers to pay up trib.al/spMXO3k
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According to data from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction, the custom home share increased to 20.2% of all single-family homes started in 2019, the National Association of Home Builders reports. lbmjournal.com/custom-home-b…
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Plywood, lumber costs double in home building and improvements cbs17.com/video/plywood-lumb…

Plywood, lumber costs double in home building and improvements

Local News That Matters

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S.F.’s building department is a mess. It's no wonder pay-to-play rules the day. sfchronicle.com/bayarea/heat…

S.F.’s building department is a mess. It's no wonder pay-to-play rules the day

San Francisco’s building department has a 58-page guide called “Getting a City Permit.” It reads: “Obtaining a city permit can undoubtedly be one of the most confusing processes you may ever...

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