Fed Cuts Interest Rates by One-Quarter Point
The Federal Open Market Committee cut the benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25%, their third rate cut in 2024.
Construction Economic News
It is Inflation, Not the Federal Reserve, Driving Mortgage Rates
Chief Economist Michael Guckes analysis and insights on the divergence in the 30-year mortgage rate and the Federal Funds Rate
Michael Guckes, Chief Economist
Dec 18, 2024
Billion Dollar Joint Venture Focused on Office-to-Residential Conversions
Dune Real Estate Partners and TF Cornerstone announced a billion-dollar joint venture to convert underused office buildings into residential units
Marshall Benveniste
Dec 18, 2024
Construction Starts
US Nonresidential Construction Starts - Regions Mixed Through October
A report on US regional nonresidential construction starts with commentary and analysis from Michael Guckes, Chief Economist at ConstructConnect
Marshall Benveniste
Dec 16, 2024
Charleston County School Board Approves $26 Million Budget Increase
The Charleston County School Board approved a $26 million increase to its budget, funding the gap between project approval and rising construction...
Marshall Benveniste
Dec 16, 2024
Texas Projects Highlight Innovative Mass Timber Construction
Mass Timber Construction (MTC) is ramping up in Texas as more multi-family, commercial, and institutional project proposals come forward.
John Bleasby
Dec 13, 2024
Winter 2024 Construction Starts Forecast
ConstructConnect a leading provider of software solutions for the preconstruction industry releases the quarterly US and Canada Construction Starts...
Marshall Benveniste
Dec 13, 2024
Planned Start to $4 Billion Life Sciences Campus in Plano, Texas
NexPoint, a Dallas-based investment firm, is set to break ground soon on the $4 billion Texas Research Quarter, a 91-acre life science campus in...
Marshall Benveniste
Dec 13, 2024
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