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Leasing Business Falls 33%: Finance Group

Construction Equipment

billion in December, according to a measure of economic activity from 25 companies in the equipment finance sector. Compared to January 2020, volume was down 12 percent. The Monthly Leasing and Finance Index uses… Overall new business volume for January was $8.1 billion, a 33 percent drop from $12.1

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Leasing Index Jumps in June

Construction Equipment

The June 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) jumped to 45.8, The index, from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation, is a qualitative assessment of prevailing business conditions and expectations, it says. up from May’s index of 25.8. Despite the…

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Financing Confidence Up in December

Construction Equipment

An index measuring confidence among executives in the equipment leasing and financing industry inched up in December, advancing to 59.7 The December 2020 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) is published by the Equipment Leasing & Finance… in November.

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New Maryland Real Estate Laws from the 2020 Legislative Session

Green Building Law Update

Despite the Coronavirus pandemic concern shortened session, the legislature acted on 1,664 House bills and 12 resolutions and 1,081 Senate bills and 6 resolutions with 667 bills passing both chambers before they adjourned sine die on March 18, 2020. Ground Leases. and possibly more fun) legislative activity than is found below.

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Leasing Index Shows 8% Decrease

Construction Equipment

New business in the equipment finance sector totaled $7.4 billion in February, down 8 percent from January, but up 9 percent compared to February 2020. Cumulative new business volume is down 4 percent compared to 2020. The data are part of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA)…

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Construction Equipment Investment to Grow in 2020: Report

Construction Equipment

Investment growth in construction equipment should “increase moderately” in 2020, according to a new report from the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. Citing an increase of 4 percent in the third quarter over the same period in 2018, the Foundation says its Construction Machinery Momentum…

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[VIDEO] Trends Support Acquisition in 2020: ELFA

Construction Equipment

Economic trends will support equipment acquisition in 2020, according to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), which announced its Top 10 Equipment Acquisition Trends for 2020. Equipment acquisition drives supply chains across all U.S. manufacturing and service sectors,” said ELFA…

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