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FMI predicts 5 percent 2012 construction growth

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Mar 19, 2012

Construction consultant FMI's first-quarter 2012 Construction Outlook Report shows a 5 percent increase over 2011 for total construction put in ...

New Holland Construction refocusing on compact products...

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Sep 15, 2011

New Holland Construction plans to refocus in North America on what its says are its "strengths" – the compact product ...

Contractor of the Year Finalist

Contractor of the Year Finalist

Posted by Brooke Wisdom on Mar 02, 2011

Chuck Laney Gatlinburg, Tennessee A family construction business that puts family first and has reaped the reward By Tom Jackson C. Laney and Sons ...

Total construction will be down in 2009 (13 percent),...

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Jun 25, 2009

According to "FMI’s Construction Outlook: Second Quarter 2009" report, the forecasts total construction in 2009 and 2010 will be down ...

Homeowners take complaints to state contractors board

Posted by Tom Jackson on Mar 31, 2009

Tick off enough people and this is what happens.

Builders snapping up lots in Atlanta

Posted by Tom Jackson on Mar 17, 2009

Can't say that I  blame them, seeing how the price is right: Ryland Homes and D.R. Horton are buying. This more ...

Half of foreclosures come from just 35 counties

Posted by Tom Jackson on Mar 12, 2009

One thing about the housing meltdown--it's highly concentrated in just a handful of hot spots. Check out the map at ...

Time to kill the home mortgage deduction?

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Mar 03, 2009

Although the National Association of Homebuilders would scream at such a proposal, perhaps one of the best ways to end ...

Construction issues on national TV tonight

Posted by Tom Jackson on Feb 12, 2009

CNBC is airing a special documentary on the housing crisis tonight at 8 pm /12 am ET,  titled "House of ...

Chinese drywall suspected in off-gassing problems

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Jan 12, 2009

Homebuilding contractors in Florida aren't taking any chances after reports that Chinese made drywall may be emitting sulfur gas. Reports of ...

Jim Walter Homes closing

Posted by Equipment World Staff on Jan 06, 2009

Another victim of the mortgage/housing crisis. The company got it's start selling "we build on your lot" homes to GIs ...

Housing stats sink even further

Posted by Tom Jackson on Dec 16, 2008

November's numbers are grim. Housing starts are down almost 19 percent from October, and down 47 percent from November 2007. ...

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