Tags: FMI
Guest Blog: Housing increases more than offset by falling federal spending
A new home undergoes construction. (Photo: Cecil Cardinal / Flickr)
Merger and acquisition activity remains slow, but steady, as the outlook for many construction markets remains flat and disappointing. Spending on U.S. construction projects fell in March, as the biggest ... Read More...
Guest Blog: Public Companies Dip Their Toes Back into the Market
George H. Reddin
The merger and acquisition news this past month came from the publicly traded companies as we continue to see balance-sheet management, a focus on core strategic business and markets, and the slow return to the buy-side. Debt ... Read More...
Home builder confidence index remains flat
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes was unchanged in March from a revised level of 28 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today. This means that following five consecutive ... Read More...
FMI predicts 5 percent 2012 construction growth
Construction consultant FMI's first-quarter 2012 Construction Outlook Report shows a 5 percent increase over 2011 for total construction put in place, or $826.3 billion.
According to the report, in order for residential construction to achieve the 8 percent increase projected and ... Read More...
