Construction

September 1, 2022

Quarterly Construction Insights – Q3 2022

CoreLogic tracks construction cost for commercial, residential and agricultural construction of all types of goods (labor and materials) throughout the United States and Canada.

August 17, 2022

New Homes Sales Continue Steady Drop in 2022

Nationally, new home sales have increased their downward slide and have been down over 13% for every month of 2022. Compared to May 2020, at the height of the shutdowns, the decline was only 10%.

July 1, 2022

Quarterly Construction Insights – Q2 2022

CoreLogic tracks construction cost for commercial, residential and agricultural construction of all types of goods (labor and materials) throughout the United States and Canada.

March 10, 2022

Quarterly Construction Insights – Q1 2022

CoreLogic tracks construction cost for commercial, residential and agricultural construction of all types of goods (labor and materials) throughout the United States and Canada.

September 9, 2021

6 Essential Qualities in Underwriting Construction Cost Data

As climate change continues to increase the severity and frequency of natural catastrophe events, it is more important than ever for insurers to make sure that the properties in their portfolio are insured to value.

July 28, 2021

Is There Actually a Lumber Shortage?

Maiclaire Bolton Smith sits down with construction expert Glenn Bearden to discuss what's really causing the spike in construction material prices—from the pandemic, to labor problems, all the way to the core of human behavior.

February 24, 2021

Quarterly Construction Insights – Q4 2020

The Quarterly Construction Insights is a review of the state and health of the construction economy and other relevant statistics throughout the United States and Canada. This CoreLogic report covers matters such as material and labor costs for construction, growth rates of these costs, permit ap...

February 19, 2021

Home Equity and Remodeling on the Rise

Remodeling at Highest Rate Since 2006, Creating Boom in Construction Home prices in the U.S. have been rising consistently for nearly 10 years, and the pace of home price growth quickened in 2020, leading to record levels of home equity. The latest CoreLogic Home Equity Report found tha...

March 27, 2020

Hill TV Interview: The Hidden Costs of Home Building

While Fannie Mae forecast single-family housing starts to rise to 975,000 in 2020, the highest level since 2007 and a 10% gain over 2019, the hidden costs of home building could threaten this growth. In this video, Frank Nothaft, the Executive Chief Economist at CoreLogic, and Andy Winkler, the A...