Eli Robbins

According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for April 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $953.5 billion.  This rate is an increase of 0.2 percent from the revised March estimate of $951.6 billion.  Compared…

According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for March 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $942.5 billion.  This rate is an increase of 0.2 percent from the revised February estimate of $940.8 billion.  Compared…

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for March 2014.  According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 990,000, down 2.4…

According to a recent press release by the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for February 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $945.7 billion.  This rate is an increase of 0.1 percent from the revised January…

According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for January 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $943.1 billion.  This rate is a slight increase of 0.1 percent from the revised December estimate of $941.9 billion. …

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for January 2014.  According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 937,000, down 5.4…

According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for December 2013 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $930.5 billion.  This rate is up 0.1 percent from the revised November estimate of $929.9 billion.  When compared to…

According to the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total construction spending for November 2013 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $934.4 billion.  This rate is up 1.0 percent from the revised October estimate of $925.1 billion and is 5.9…

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development released data for new residential sales in November 2013.  According to the data, the seasonally adjusted annual rate for new single-family houses sold in November 2013 was estimated at 464,000, dropping 2.1 percent…

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development have recently announced new residential construction statistics for November 2013.  According to the data, building permits for privately-owned housing units in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,007,000, down 3.1…