Construction Equipment

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

January new business volume was up 28 percent over January 2019, according to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25). Using numbers reported by 25 companies across the $900 billion equipment finance sector, the index showed their overall new…

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BD+C

APRIL 11, 2019

Fifteen skyscraper projects were honored this week with design and innovation awards from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) at the group's 2019 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference in Shenzhen, China. This is the 17th year CTBUH has formally recognized the world's top new tall buildings. .

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Construction Equipment

JANUARY 30, 2019

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) revealed its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2019. ELFA used the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s research, along with member input… According to the association, these trends impact a significant portion of the U.S.

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Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation announced its 2019 Board of Trustees. Board Officers serving are: Jeffry Elliott, Senior Managing Director, Huntington Equipment Finance, as Chairman Scott Thacker, Chief Executive Officer, Ivory Consulting Corporation as Vice Chairman Nancy…

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Construction Equipment

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Business was down 7 percent compared to November 2019, and cumulative volume is off 6 percent to 2109. The numbers are part of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA)… Overall new leasing business was down 21 percent in November to $7.3 billion, after posting $9.3 billion in October.

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Construction Equipment

JUNE 25, 2020

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25) showed new business volume for May was $6.7 billion, down 26 percent year-over-year from May 2019. Volume was down 18 percent month-to-month from $8.2 billion in April. Year-to-date, cumulative new…

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Construction Equipment

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Overall new business volume in the equipment-finance sector rose 24 percent in September to $8.7 Compared to September 2019, volume was down 13 percent. billion, compared to $7.0 billion in August. Additionally, credit approvals totaled 72.9 percent, up from 71.0 percent in August. The data comes…

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Pro Builder

JUNE 12, 2023

Most concerning is the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA) of 2019, which introduced additional regulations for rent stabilized apartments. Read more Affordability Housing Policy + Finance Government + Policy Housing Policy + Finance

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Pro Builder

JUNE 12, 2023

Most concerning is the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA) of 2019, which introduced additional regulations for rent stabilized apartments. Read more Affordability Housing Policy + Finance Build to Rent Housing Policy + Finance

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Back in the second quarter of 2019, just three major regional housing markets were considered significantly "overvalued.". Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance. Simply put: In just under three years, the U.S. Housing Markets.

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Construction Equipment

MARCH 24, 2020

Although the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25) was up over 2019 numbers in February, association leaders caution that Covid will “put a damper” on growth in coming months. Separately, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s…

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Households under 35 years old experienced the fastest growth in homeownership than any other age group during 2019. Households under 35 years old experienced the fastest growth in homeownership than any other age group during 2019, according to the Federal Reserve Board.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Many first time buyers depend on mortgage loans financed by the Federal Housing Administration, whereas sellers in a tight market are looking for home shoppers with the “highest down payment, a near perfect credit score, and the ability to outbid others,” according to Zonda Chief Economist Ali Wolf. . New-Home Marketing. Housing Markets.

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Pro Builder

MAY 30, 2023

The “30 percent” rule is a longtime piece of personal finance gospel that advises keeping all housing expenses, including rent or mortgage payments, property taxes and utilities, from cutting into more than 30 percent of your monthly income. From 2015 to 2019, the percentage of U.S. percent in 2019. percent in 2019.

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Construction Equipment

MAY 17, 2019

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the May 2019 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry, reporting an improvement in May to 59.2, up from the April index of 58.3. When asked to assess business conditions over the next four months, 16.1 percent of executives…

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The top three most common jobs for women to have in the construction industry are administrative positions, sales, and management, business, and finance, according to numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Still, men make up the majority of sales and management, business, and finance positions. Construction Dive says roughly 1.2

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Pro Builder

JUNE 2, 2022

The number of new listings rose 8% in May, the first gain since June 2019, though inventory remains at a historic low nationwide, Realtor.com reports. Combined with rising mortgage rates (now over 5%), the cost of financing a home is up 50% over a year ago. Thu, 06/02/2022 - 10:41.

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Pro Builder

JUNE 20, 2023

There were just 392,000 homes listed for sale in April 2023, down from 498,000 in April 2022 and well below the 552,000 recorded in April 2019. Read more Market Data + Trends Financing Affordability Market Data + Trends Buoyancy in the national average home prices is largely due to record-low inventory levels.

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Contractor Magazine

APRIL 2, 2019

EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced an estimated $6 billion in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loans in 2019.

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BD+C

MAY 8, 2020

The National Institute of Building Sciences has released: “ Mitigation Saves 2019 Report.”. Its goal is to help communities, building owners, and representatives in the private finance, insurance, and real estate industries initiate a greater mitigation dialogue.

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Pro Builder

JANUARY 10, 2022

In 2019, New York City spent a record-breaking $3 billion to support its homeless population. Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance. Though a “housing first” strategy has provided foundational support for thousands of unhoused people across the U.S., California is also expected to break its record, allocating $4.8

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Pro Builder

MARCH 10, 2022

The net effect was a move back up to the highest mortgage rates since early 2019.” . Financing. “While the Ukraine situation does indeed drive demand for bonds, the associated inflation implications are simultaneously pushing demand away,” wrote Matthew Graham, chief operating officer at Mortgage News Daily. Affordability.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Between the fourth quarters of 2019 and 2020, significantly larger shares of Millennials (46% to 65%) and Gen X’ers (43% to 57%) planning to buy a home have become engaged and are actively searching for a home. During the fourth quarter of 2020, 15% of adults were considering a move in the next 12 months, according to a NAHB survey.

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Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The procurement process is underway as the province's search for a firm to design, build and partially finance the Vancouver-area Pattullo Bridge replacement continues in hopes of a summer 2019 start.

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Applications to refinance also advanced by 1% last week, but compared to the same week in 2019, applications to refinance a home are 105% higher. Financing. Last year at this time, mortgage rates were 113 basis points higher. Refinancing now would give anyone who refinanced last year substantial savings on their monthly payments.

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Pro Builder

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The personal finance site compared median household incomes to rent from 2016 to 2019, while including how the pandemic has affected rent prices, to find the cities with the greatest changes in rent affordability. Between 2016 and 2019, rent as a percentage of income fell by almost 8%. Housing Markets. Affordability.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In 2019, only 1% of Americans were considered seriously delinquent on their mortgage payments. . Financing. Roughly 6% of all mortgages were in a stage of delinquency at the end of November, reports CNBC, which equals about 2.7 million homes. Read More. . Coronavirus Resources and Information.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In 2019, for example, the average profitability among the builders surveyed rose to 9.59% of revenue, up from 8.71% in 2018—the best performance since 2006, before the crash (see chart 1). Shinn’s analysis attributed the boost in 2019 to reductions in costs of sales and operations, while financing expenses were at all-time lows.

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Pro Builder

MAY 25, 2021

According to data from the National Association of Realtors, the share of all-cash offers reached 25% last month, compared to 15% in 2020 and 20% in 2019. With low mortgage rates, homebuyers who intend to rent out the property are taking advantage of low mortgage rates to finance the acquisition of the property. Read More. .

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Green Building Law Update

OCTOBER 13, 2019

On September 20, 2019, the Financial Services Committee in the U.S. 4329, the ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019. 4329, the ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 , is not only all but certain, but is not a bad thing. House of Representatives passed H.R. The failure of H.R.4329,

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Construction Junkie

JANUARY 21, 2021

While 2019 broke the record for most supertall buildings , defined as 300 meters or more in height, it saw a 13.7% 2020 continued the trend of less tall buildings, with a 20% decline versus 2019, but that shouldn’t be all that surprising given the year we had last year. 133 in 2019), with 21 of those being supertall buildings.

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Pro Builder

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Despite having similar financial situations, Black and Hispanic homebuyers are more likely to be denied mortgages compared to White buyers, according to Realtor.com’s analysis of 2019 mortgage data. million loan applications in 2019. According to the analysis of 7.2 million loan applications, Black applicants are rejected 11.7%

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Pro Builder

DECEMBER 14, 2020

All-cash sales make up 36% of the total market, only a slight increase from 2019. While the rise of overall all-cash sales are not greatly higher than a year ago, some markets are experiencing more dramatic increases. In the Northeast and West, all-cash sales increased by 3% and 2% respectively. Read More. . Market Data + Trends.

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Construction Equipment

APRIL 10, 2017

Last week, Norwegian Transportation Minister Ketil Solvik-Olsen announced financing for the long discussed Stad Ship Tunnel is in place and will begin construction in early 2019.

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Green Building Law Update

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Existing State Finance and Procurement Code Section 4-809(f) was amended adding new section (6), providing in relevant part, the Maryland Green Building Council shall: “(6) develop guidelines for new public school buildings to achieve the equivalent of the current version of the U.S. But no longer.

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Pro Builder

APRIL 9, 2021

Property tax data comes from WalletHub’s analysis of 2019 U.S. Financing. In states where property taxes are highest, monthly tax payments on a median-priced home can be more than half of the mortgage payment. census figures. The state with the highest property tax is New Jersey. Read More. . Affordability. Housing Markets.

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Pro Builder

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Although there were twice as many properties with foreclosure filings in September 2021 as in September 2020, that’s still almost 70% fewer than September 2019. Housing Policy + Finance. Housing Policy + Finance. And the number of foreclosure filings is still lower than it was prior to the pandemic.

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