High Office Vacancy Rates Dim Office Construction Outlook
Driven by a 600,000 square foot increase in new office space, a 4.0 million squa...
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Top 10 major upcoming Residential and Transportation Terminal construction projects – U.S. – April 2023
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Residential and Transpo...
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Top 10 major upcoming High-Rise Residential and Transportation construction projects – Canada – April 2023
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming High-Rise Residential a...
Economic
Ontario’s Recession – Cancelled or Just Postponed?
While some forward-looking indicators of economic activity in Ontario are flashi...
Economic
Have Stock Markets Moved Past Worrying about the Economy?
During March just passed, the DJI 30 index moved +1.9%; the S&P 500, +3.5%;...
Economic
The Carbon Emissions Reduction Challenge for Building Product Manufacturers (BPMs)
有看的的一种简便方法key implications for the const...
Economic,Uncategorized
Easing of Construction Material Costs in Canada not as Clear Cut as in U.S.
As a companion piece to ConstructConnect’s recent article on movements in U.S. c...
Economic
Only Some Construction Material Costs Easing, Others Elevated and Sticky
In 2021 and continuing into early 2022, construction material costs, with the pa...
Economic
Three Factors Cloud Outlook for Canadian Non-res Capital Spending
Upward revisions to resource investment in 2022 Statistics Canada’s latest (202...
Economic
4 End-of-March Economic Nuggets: Inflation vs Wages vs Retail Sales
Where are we on the recession watch? In a nutshell, the flow of events is confus...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – February 2023
There are several reasons for highlighting upcoming large projects. Such jobs ha...
Economic
Fed Chooses Middle Path, Hikes Rate Target 25 BPS
Today, the Federal Reserve has chosen the middle path in raising its policy-sett...
Economic
The Construction Activity Arising from Canadian Resource Development & Exports
Much of Canadian construction activity ties to extraction (or harvesting) of the...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Retail/Shopping Centre construction projects – U.S. – March 2023
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Hotel/Motel and Retail/...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Shopping Centre construction projects – Canada – March 2023
The accompanying table shows the top 10 major upcoming Hotel/Motel and Shopping...
Economic
Toronto’s Record Population Increase will Push Home Prices Higher
According to Statistics Canada’s recently released population data for sub-provi...
Economic
A Humdrum U.S. February Jobs Report but a Shock from JOLTS
At +311,000, the U.S. number on net jobs creation in February, as calculated by...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal and Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton construction projects – Canada – February 2023
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal...
Economic
A Profound Multiples vs Singles Change in the U.S. Home Building Market
自去年春天以来,每月总美国housing starts (annualized) ha...
Economic
Above Target Inflation to keep Pressure on Interest Rates into H2
Global inflation may be cooling, but it’s not cold From a global perspective, i...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – January 2023
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic,Projects
Inflation, Recession and Construction in Game of Musical Chairs
The dreaded and ballyhooed recession remains at bay for the moment. In fact, muc...
Economic
U.S. and Canadian 2022 Construction Overviews
2022 snapshot US construction starts grew 16.7% in 2022 to $912 billion. A re...
Economic
Canada’s Big Jobs Advance in January Defies Expectations
In January, the U.S. recorded a big employment increase, +517,000 jobs. In the s...
Economic
Alberta to Lead Country After Second-place Finish in 2022
While the drag on growth due to higher interest rates has prompted us to turn do...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – December 2022
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic,Projects
Moderation in Canadian Construction Material Costs
As a follow-up to an article on U.S. construction material costs, the table and...
Economic
Higher Interest Rate Regime Not Slowing U.S. Jobs Creation Juggernaut
The U.S. total number of jobs count rose by more than half a million in January,...
Economic
Era of Construction Bid Prices Chasing Material Cost Increases Nearing End
Graph 1 below shows the moderation in construction material costs that has been...
Economic
What is Driving Population Gains in Canada’s Major Cities?
Statistics Canada has just released population estimates for sub-provincial area...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electric Power & Communications construction projects – Canada – January 2023
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electri...
Economic
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – November 2022
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...