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While the U.S. continues to maintain a steady pace of delivering new apartments, this year will be one for the record books.
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While the U.S. continues to maintain a steady pace of delivering new apartments, this year will be one for the record books.
National nonresidential construction spending declined 0.2% in June, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published today by the U.S. Census Bureau. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending totaled $1.21 trillion. Nonresidential construction has expanded 5.3% from a year ago.
The commercial building sector continues to be under financial pressure as foreclosures nationwide increased 48% in June compared to June 2023, according to ATTOM, a real estate data analysis firm.
Gordian’s data features more than 100 building models, including computer data centers. These localized models allow architects, engineers, and other preconstruction professionals to quickly and accurately create conceptual estimates for future builds. This table shows a five-year view of costs per square foot for one-story computer data centers.
Private nonresidential spending fell 1.2% on a monthly basis and is down 4.3% from October 2018.
12-month net absorption decelerates by one-third from 2018 total.
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score in October is 52.0.
Nonresidential construction input prices fell 0.1% for the month and are down 2.0% compared to the same time last year.
Fewer than one in 10 AEC firms doing multifamily work reported a decrease in proposal activity in Q3 2019, according to a PSMJ report.
In terms of number of deals, the sector saw a drop of 4.4% over the last 12-month average.
Private nonresidential spending fell 0.3% on a monthly basis and is down 5.7% compared to the same time last year.
The annual rate for nonresidential fixed investment in structures declined 15.3% in the third quarter.
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score in September is 49.7.
The primary issue for most contractors is not a lack of demand, but an ongoing and worsening shortage of skilled workers available to meet contractual requirements.