Archive for January, 2012
New Residential Construction Spending Advances for the Second Month in a Row
New residential construction spending rose 1.2% in November after edging up 0.2% in October.
Western Metros look like they will lead in 2012 and 2013
In light of the fact that unemployment rates in Regina (4.1%), Edmonton (5.4%), Saskatoon (5.4%), and Calgary (5.7%) have consistently averaged well below the national average (7.3%) over the past six months, it is not all that surprising that the Conference Board in Canada expects that economic growth in the largest metro areas in Alberta and Saskatchewan will continue to outpace activity in the rest of the country over the next 12 to 18 months.
RSMeans’ dollar-per-square-foot construction costs: auditorium, gymnasium, fire station and library
Accompanying this report are tables based on RSMeans’ measures of dollar-per-square-foot construction costs. Results are shown for an auditorium, gymnasium, fire station and library in 25 major cities.
A wealth of fair-to-great data on year-end 2011 and early 2012
In the past couple of days, there has been a welter of data released on the U.S. and Canadian economies.
Commercial Real Estate and Green Construction
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