Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Mon, 10/25/2021 - 07:30. Most successful construction companies are owned and managed by a dedicated and hardworking entrepreneur who excels at pricing, estimating and building strong customer relationships. How Meaningful Time Maximizes Profits. Alex Headley.

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Best Practices Construction Law

MARCH 18, 2021

12, 2021), the contractor filed suit to recover damages from the City on numerous combined waste water treatment projects. The dispute is currently in the discovery phase and the City filed a motion to compel the contractor’s internal pre-bid documents and bid estimates, as well as the subcontractor’s base documents.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 24, 2022

Census Bureau Reports Lowest Population Growth on Record in 2021. population grew by a mere 0.12% in 2021, but some states showed no signs of slowing. Between 2020 and 2021, 29 states reported population growth, while 18 states and the District of Columbia lost part of their resident population. Mon, 01/24/2022 - 10:27.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Key Characteristics of the 2021 Housing Market. Tue, 11/02/2021 - 09:33. High demand, low housing supply, a lack of starter homes, and fierce competition are the critical factors of a booming 2021 housing market reporting record-breaking prices, says Forbes Business Council. Here's what buyers can expect in the months to come.

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ENR Construction

JUNE 3, 2021

It’s clear that construction costs more in 2021 than it did in 2020. And if you’re using outdated construction costs for your estimates, even costs from a few months ago, you could end up with overruns in budgets that are already airtight. See how our RSMeans data is keeping pace with the industry.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Slow Economic Growth Reported for the Third Quarter of 2021. Fri, 10/29/2021 - 09:25. Nationwide supply-chain disruptions, high cost of living, and unemployment rates are causing a deceleration of economic growth in the third quarter of 2021, according to the NAHB’s Eye on Housing. in the third quarter of 2021, after a 6.7%

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Single-Family Built-for-Rent Market Records Fastest Growth in 2021. The total number of single-family built-for-rent (SFBFR) construction starts rose by nearly 16% in 2021 after significant development during the third quarter of the year. Over the course of 2021, 51,000 such homes began construction, which is a 15.9%

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 6, 2021

How Long Did It Take to Be a Home Owner in 2021? Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:43. in the second quarter of 2021, which is slightly higher than pre-COVID-19 rates. . We also consider the estimated time to homeownership in the 15 largest U.S. Census Bureau data shows that the homeownership rate actually hit 67.9%

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

How Much Could You Save With Precise Estimates? Tue, 09/07/2021 - 09:28. The Material Estimator enables you to determine what you need to get the job done including allowances. kcichowicz. You don’t have the time nor money to rely on guessing for your building material requirements.

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Pro Builder

MARCH 18, 2021

High-Performance Features That Set The New American Home 2021 Apart. Thu, 03/18/2021 - 07:00. The New American Home 2021 , built annually in the host city of the International Builders' Show, is not only a beautiful home in the heart of downtown Winter Park, Fla., Sign of the Times: The New American Home 2021. Electrical.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

NAHB Releases Its 2022 “Priced Out” Estimates, and They Could Spell Trouble for Thousands. Thousands of Americans found themselves priced out of a heated 2021 housing market, and more gains in the coming year could could keep homeownership out of reach for many more. Tue, 02/15/2022 - 10:34. Roughly 87.5 Roughly 87.5

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Green Building Law Update

JUNE 13, 2021

Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposed rule to restore criminal penalties for accidental killing of migratory birds, revoking the January 7, 2021, final regulation that limited the enforcement of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Public comments must be received or postmarked on or before June 7, 2021. Last week, the U.S.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Findings from the 2021 Autodesk and AGC Workforce Survey shed light on many of the relevant challenges to be aware of in the coming year, such as labor shortages, project delays, and the rising costs of materials. Project delays and material shortages continue in 2021. Estimating technology ( 29%). Bidding technology (28%).

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Construction Equipment

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Preliminary data from the Construction Equipment 2021 Annual Report & Forecast show a marked difference in the condition of a fleet of construction equipment based on its estimated replacement value (ERV). Managers of large fleets, defined as those with ERV greater than $10 million, report…

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ENR Construction

JUNE 9, 2023

The 2021 wildfire caused damage estimated at more than $2 billion.

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ENR Construction

JULY 1, 2021

While price increases in softwood lumber have pushed new home costs higher due to homebuilders’ extensive use of the material, estimators for all other building types have felt the pinch as well.

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Contractor Bookkeeping

MARCH 12, 2021

Cash flow forecasting is the process of estimating how much cash you'll have and ensuring you have a sufficient amount to meet your obligations. Although it's impossible to predict the future with 100% accuracy, a cash flow forecast is a tool that will help you prepare for different possible scenarios in the future.

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Pro Builder

MAY 11, 2021

Tue, 05/11/2021 - 09:07. While NAHB’s previous regulatory estimates in a 2016 study were fairly similar, the price of new homes increased substantially in the interim. increase during the five-year span between NAHB’s 2016 and 2021 estimates. increase during the five-year span between NAHB’s 2016 and 2021 estimates.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 3, 2022

Denver's Supply of Housing Is Estimated to Be Short by Tens of Thousands of Units. Between 2010 and 2021, the city issued construction permits for just 393 ADUs, which is roughly 33 permits each year. Why Not Build More Accessory Dwelling Units? Wed, 08/03/2022 - 11:48.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Tue, 11/09/2021 - 09:33. The NAHB is estimating that 740,000 workers will need to be hired each year for the next three years to keep up with market demand. The number of new workers needed yearly to keep up with demand is estimated to be 740,000 each over the next three years.

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Pro Builder

JULY 27, 2022

below the June 2021 estimate of 714,000, according to the CalculatedRisk Newsletter. Inventory of completed homes for sale is up to 41,000 from a record low of 32,000 in 2021, but new home sales are down 13.4% year-to-date compared with the same period in 2021. from the revised May rate of 642,000 and 17.4% months from 8.4

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Green Building Law Update

MARCH 21, 2021

Estimating from this finding, approximately 10,000 children with elevated blood lead levels were missed because of decreased testing. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021; 70:155–161. And, again, no amount of lead is safe. This failure by state and local governments to test for lead exposure in children during the Covid-19 pandemic (i.e.,

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BD+C

JULY 27, 2021

While Texas’s cancer rate per 100,000 residents is among the lowest in the nation , more than 133,730 Texans will be diagnosed with cancer in 2021, including nearly 21,000 new breast cancer patients, according to The American Cancer Society’s estimates.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

If CPS/ASEC estimates do, in fact, accurately reflect household changes, then the almost 2 million increase was largely driven by the surge in adults living alone (that is, behavioral rather than population changes by age group). According to CPS/ASEC estimates, the % of adults (18+) living alone jumped to 14.9% in March 2021.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Fri, 10/29/2021 - 09:35. The third quarter of 2021 saw its slowest economic growth since the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, though much-needed improvement could be just around the corner, CNBC reports. Economic Recovery Delayed by Inflation and Labor and Supply Constraints. At first, the U.S.

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Construction Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

since March 2021, with the median price reaching $405,000 marking an 8% increase during the same period, according to Fit Small Business. Estimate Costs. Prices of newly listed homes across the US have increased 13.5% Therefore, consider performing a feasibility study for a property development project.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

If you haven’t heard, registration for Autodesk University 2021 (AU) is now open! AU 2021 has been crafted to help you connect your processes, automate workflows, and unlock highly valuable insights—all of which give you significantly more confidence in decision-making. Autodesk University starts October 5.

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 18, 2021

Mon, 01/18/2021 - 15:19. Using BIM, the team has: Increased estimator efficiency through iterative model-based quantification and estimating. Improving margins through more accurate estimates. How BIM Helps General Contractors Win More Business. Greg Ragsdale. Reducing rework (and the costs associated with it).

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Pro Builder

MAY 19, 2021

Wed, 05/19/2021 - 09:46. It has the second-lowest January 2021 unemployment rate (3.2%) and the second-highest labor force participation rate among residents ages 25 to 34 (92.6%). It has the 15th-lowest January 2021 unemployment rate (4.5%) and rent makes up only 22.70% of full-time workers’ earnings. cbroderick.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Tue, 11/02/2021 - 09:28. Prospective renters are seeing major price increases and tighter competition reflective of a wild 2021 housing market. And from ApartmentList: "At Apartment List, we estimate the median contract rent across new leases signed in a given market and month. Year-Over-Year Rental Prices Accelerate.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Mon, 11/01/2021 - 10:07. A nationwide supply shortage drove up home prices and market competition throughout 2021, breaking market records and driving away large segments of would-be homebuyers. . To combat this shortage, Freddie Mac estimated the market would need to add another 2.5 Housing Market.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Thu, 12/16/2021 - 09:41. Its new monetary path aims to accelerate the tapering of mortgage-backed securities and Treasuries purchases and suggests new estimates for 2021 inflation. The Fed’s economic projections increased its estimate for 2021 inflation (under the core PCE measure) from 3.7% to 2.7%.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 13, 2023

population growth rate increased sharply in 2022 after reaching historic lows between 2020 and 2021. After a historically low growth rate of just 0.16% between 2020 and 2021, the U.S. population grew 0.38% between 2021 and 2022, rising by 1,256,003 to a total population of 333,287,557, according to NAHB Eye on Housing.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 28, 2022

below the March 2021 estimate of 873,000. . The inventory of completed homes for sale was at 35 thousand in March, up from the record low of 33 thousand in several months in 2021 and early 2022. New home sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 763 thousand in March, 8.6% Meanwhile, months of supply rose to 6.4

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 7, 2022

year-over-year in September, but 2021 rates were just 1.6% The following economic data track estimates concerning the sawmill industry (NAICS 3211) and clearly indicate that domestic production has not kept pace with the gains for home construction since mid-2020. is widening a housing deficit and pushing prices to record highs.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 27, 2023

It now estimates that around 700,000 pupils are learning in a school that is unsafe or requires major refurbishment. Key findings £2.3bn a year spent against recommended £5.3bn needed DfE requested £4bn a year (2021-2025). DfE estimates that at its current rate of progress, 80% of the existing estate will not be retrofitted by 2050.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 19, 2021

Thu, 08/19/2021 - 10:44. An analysis of the Census Bureau’s Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design by the National Association of Home Builders found there were 10,000 single-family built-for-rent starts during the second quarter of 2021. Single-Family Built-for-Rent Projects Continue to Increase. cbroderick.

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