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Southeast City Scoop: Tampa Construction Starts

ENR Construction

Before COVID-19 crisis, Tampa- area contracts were already forecast to decline in 2020.

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London drops from 10 most expensive cities to build

Construction Enquirer

London has fallen out of the top 10 most expensive cities for construction falling to 14th place in the global rankings for highest cost of building. According to Turner & Townsend’s International Construction Market Survey, the average cost of construction is £3,136 per sq m. Manchester 30 2,504 10 4.0 per hour.

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How Multifamily Builders Can Benefit From Single-Family Boom

Pro Builder

In its latest Apartment Analysis and Forecast, JBREC says the future looks bright for suburban apartments and gloomy for urban. Builders are especially busy with nearly all standing inventory sold, so new-home buyers must wait nine to 12 months before their homes are even constructed. Renting where that new home will be could be ideal.

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Florida's Growing Construction Industry Faces Worker Shortage

Construction Equipment

Even as construction project surge, construction managers can not find enough skilled workers to fill the job demand. . Steve Cona of the Associated Builders and Contractors pointed out a Tampa, Flor. We''re not replacing those people fast enough," Cona said. '

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New Home Sales Flatten from September to October

Pro Builder

“Buyer traffic remained strong in October even as the country’s attention was focused on the elections and policy issues going into 2021,” said NAHB Chairman Chuck Fowke, a custom home builder from Tampa, Fla. NAHB analysis showed that the gap between construction and sales was at an all-time high in early fall. Read More. .

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NAHB New Chair to Tackle Regulation and Promote Trades

Pro Builder

“Now more than ever, I encourage young people to consider a career in the construction trades,” he says. He has also served as president of the Tampa Bay Builders Association (TBBA) and the Florida Home Builders Association (FHBA). Fowke has served on the NAHB’s board of directors for more than 20 years. CHART HERE PLS RICH. .

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10 biggest upcoming construction projects in U.S. started in November 2014

Construction Cost Estimating

Go through the following lists which enlist the 10 biggest upcoming construction projects in U.S. The construction professionals can locate these types of projects geographically as well as get clear ideas regarding the commencement of the jobsite works. Besides, the time period and size of these projects also affect market forecasts.