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The Connected Construction Professional Series: Finance & Accounting Roles

Viewpoint Construction Technology

How Construction Accounting and Finance Can Work Smarter and Make Better Sense of the Numbers with a Connected Construction Management Suite. Construction Best Practices

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Finance Confidence Hits 3-year High

Construction Equipment

The March 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) is 67.7, MCI-EFI is published by the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation and serves as an assessment of both the

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Coronavirus Forcing Financing Deferrals: Survey

Construction Equipment

Nine of 10 equipment finance companies have offered payment deferrals, according the “Covid-19 Impact Survey of the Equipment Finance Industry” just completed by The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation.

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Equipment Finance Industry Confidence Eases in September

Construction Superintendent Magazine

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released the September 2022 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry. Overall, confidence in the equipment finance market is 48.7,

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5 Questions About Heavy Equipment Financing

Construction Business Owner

5 Questions About Heavy Equipment Financing. If you’re purchasing heavy construction equipment this year, you may have some questions about financing your new machine. If you’re considering equipment financing, examine these five common questions to learn more.

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Covid Hammers Finance Outlook

Construction Equipment

Some 93 percent of equipment finance executives report offering payment deferrals to customers, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation’s Covid-19 Impact Survey of the Equipment Finance Industry, conducted May 4-8.

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Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Survey of Economic Activity: Monthly Leasing and Finance Index

Construction Superintendent Magazine

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s Monthly Leasing and Finance Index showed its overall new business volume for March was $10.6 Economic News Business Volume ELFA Finance Index MLFI-25

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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

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Leasing, Finance Volume Up in October

Construction Equipment

Overall new business volume for leasing and financing equipment was up in October compared to September, but down for the year compared to 2019, according to the Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25).

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Thinking beyond traditional paradigms to finance modular construction

Construction Dive

Here's how to get financing when most lenders say "no Components are completed faster and with fewer mistakes when they're built in a factory. "

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Finance & Insurance: Fintech’s Future Is Now

Business Facilities

The post Finance & Insurance: Fintech’s Future Is Now appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine - Area Economic Development, Site Selection & Workforce Solutions.

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HUD Jumpstarts PACE Financing for Homes

Green Building Law Update

Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs released new guidance, changing their previous positions, now widely allowing residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing. With the guidance, PACE financing, where payments for energy efficiency, water conservation and renewable energy improvements to real estate are made through a building owner’s property tax bill without upfront cash from the owner could be bigger than anything in U.S.

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Miller Formless Hires VP of Finance, Admin

Construction Equipment

Miller Formless has hired Jeff Duchrow as its vice president of finance and administration. Duchrow will utilize his 15+ years of expertise in corporate finance to oversee the company’s accounting, finance, and administrative functions.

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Six tips for navigating the equipment financing process

Construction Dive

Funding heavy-equipment acquisitions through specialized asset-backed financing allows you to purchase more and better equipment

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Equipment Finance Confidence Unchanged from Dec.

Construction Equipment

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation releases the January 2021 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) today.

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Nonresidential Construction Market Update 2022 – Impact of higher financing and project delivery costs

Job Order Contracting

Rising costs of financing and delivering construction services put brakes on nonresidential construction. contact-form] The post Nonresidential Construction Market Update 2022 – Impact of higher financing and project delivery costs appeared first on 4BT.

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Equipment Finance Confidence Up in February

Construction Equipment

Confidence among leasing and finance companies increased in February, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation. Its Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) was 64.4,

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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. 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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No Payments, No Interest Finance Offer for Deere Compacts

Construction Equipment

John Deere is offering “No Payments, No Interest” financing for its line of compact construction equipment. Through the offer, which started October 1, customers can defer payments for up to 90 days on new John Deere skid steers, compact excavators, compact wheel loaders, and CTL purchases.

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Finance Industry Grows for 10th Year; Then Covid

Construction Equipment

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, while recognizing the recent effects of the coronavirus pandemic, reported growth in new business for 2019 of 10.5 percent, the 10th consecutive year that “businesses increased their spending on capital equipment,” it said. The data, part of ELFA’s

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Financing Energy Efficient Homes

Natural Building

The US government is offering some homeowners an energy-efficient mortgage option, which can help you finance efficiency improvements, save on utility bills and even increase how much home you can afford. The post Financing Energy Efficient Homes appeared first on Natural Building Blog.

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ELFF Finance Index Stays Steady in February

Construction Equipment

Confidence in the equipment finance market remains steady in February, according to the index provider, the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (ELFF). The Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) was 58.7

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Equipment Finance Market Softens: EFLA

Construction Equipment

Confidence in the equipment finance market eased this month, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation October 2015 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI). Designed to collect leadership data, the index reports a qualitative assessment of both the prevailing business conditions and expectations for the future as reported by key executives from the $903 billion equipment finance sector.

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ELFA Index Shows Increase in Capex Financing

Construction Equipment

The volume of financed commercial equipment increased in October, as reflected in the Monthly Leasing and Finance Index (MLFI-25) published by the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association.

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Financing Confidence Drops

Construction Equipment

Confidence in the equipment-finance market dropped slightly in July, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation). Its July 2018 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI) was 62.8 in July, easing from the June index of 66.2.

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Alberta Picked For EY Finance Centre Of Excellence

Business Facilities

First Canadian-based EY Finance Centre of Excellence will be located in Calgary, is expected to create 200 jobs over the next three years. The post Alberta Picked For EY Finance Centre Of Excellence appeared first on Business Facilities Magazine.

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Case Study in Pioneering Engineering Design and Infrastructure Financing

ENR Construction

If necessity is the mother of invention, the LBJ Express megaproject in Dallas, Texas, is a case study in pioneering engineering design and forward-thinking financing

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First-Time Buyers Are Choosing Conventional Over FHA Financing

Pro Builder

First-Time Buyers Are Choosing Conventional Over FHA Financing. Just 24% of first-time buyers went with an FHA loan in January while 59% of first-time buyers obtained conventional financing, reports the National Association of Realtors. Financing. Financing

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Casablanca Finance City Tower becomes Morphosis’ first project in Africa

BD+C

The 25-story Casablanca Finance City Tower has become the first project to be completed in the newly-established Casablanca Finance City, a new business district being developed in Morocco's Anfa District.

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Homebuyers Unable to Find Traditional Mortgages Are Trying Out Alternative Financing

Pro Builder

Homebuyers Unable to Find Traditional Mortgages Are Trying Out Alternative Financing. Some homebuyers who are unable to secure traditional mortgages are taking a risk and turning to alternative financing options that lack consumer protections. Financing. Housing Policy + Finance.

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Equipment Finance Industry Grows 7%, ELFA Reports

Construction Equipment

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) released its 2015 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity (SEFA) reporting new business volume grew 6.7 percent in the equipment finance industry in 2014. Of industry new business volume in 2014

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Equipment Leasing and Finance Industry Confidence Increases in August

Construction Equipment

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation reported that confidence in the equipment finance market was at 58.9, an increase from the July index of 57.9. When asked to assess their business conditions over the next four months, 16.7 percent of executives responding said they believe business

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Finance Confidence Index Higher in August

Construction Equipment

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (the Foundation) released the August 2017 Mon

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Technology and Construction Finance Pros

Contractor Magazine

CFOs should partner with their IT teams to modernize their back-office systems, and prepare to handle a flood of data from the field as paper processes become digital

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Construction Equipment Finance Activity Increases

Construction Equipment

According to the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association’s (ELFA) 2018 Survey of Equipment Finance Activity, construction equipment Leasing activity for construction equipment acquisitions increased in 2017 as a portion of all leasing, according to a newly released study of the industry.

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Equipment Finance Confidence Index Eases

Construction Equipment

Confidence in the equipment finance market is 70.7, in March, according to the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation''s April 2015 Monthly Confidence Index for the Equipment Finance Industry (MCI-EFI down from the four-year high of 72.1

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New Finance VP at Uponor

Contractor Magazine

Reutter served as the vice president of Finance for Ecolab’s Global Healthcare business, leading a team throughout U.S. and Europe

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Pandemic Finance for Contractors: The Major Issues

ENR Construction

Thinking through the sudden jolt to project halts, finance and law

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Confidence in Equipment Finance Down in April

Construction Equipment

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (ELFF) reported that confidence in the equipment finance market decreased in April to 58.3, down from 60.4 in March. When asked to assess business conditions over the next four months, 13.3 percent of executives responding said they believe conditions

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Financing Optimism

Construction Business Owner

The construction industry was undoubtedly one of the hardest-hit segments during the Great Recession, due in part to years of minimal new construction projects, a drastic halt in the homebuilding industry and a significant hit to the unemployment rate. Additionally, construction was also an industry that suffered from a very slow recovery following the recession, with many only beginning to be optimistic of the industry's standing and direction within the past 1 to 2 years

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