Archive for March, 2011
RSMeans’ dollars-per-square-foot construction costs: four public sector building types
Accompanying this report is a table based on RSMeans’ measures of dollar-per-square-foot construction costs. The results for 25 major cities are shown for four public sector building types – three law enforcement structures and a post office. Among the four designations, the most expensive type of structure to build is a jail
US Metro Housing Markets – February 2011 – Cities 181-361
This chart features U.S. Housing Permits per 1,000 population based on the latest 12 months and residential permits for cities ranked 181-361.
Permits Decline Except in Texas and Carolinas
Four cities in Texas, three in North Carolina and two in South Carolina are nine of the seventeen housing markets where permits over the last year are double or more the national average of permits per population. El Paso continues to have the most intense housing development.
US Metro Housing Markets – February 2011 – Cities 1-180
This chart features U.S. Housing Permits per 1,000 population based on the latest 12 months and residential permits for cities ranked 1-180.
Housing Market Weakens in February
The latest housing market reports were uniformly weak except for a marginal pick up in pending home sales. The February weakness follows generally neutral reports for the housing market in January.
