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California Bucks National Trend with Monthly Construction Gains Amid Regional Workforce Shortage
California gains jobs monthly while facing annual decline; Washington posts steepest year-over-year losses; Oregon data suggests regional challenges Construction employment across the West...
Historic Housing Bill Advances to Senate Floor Despite Trump Budget Cuts
Bipartisan ROAD Act Faces Implementation Challenges as HUD Funding Under Fire In a rare display of congressional unity, the Senate Banking Committee unanimously...
DR Horton & Pulte Weather Volatile Demand with Record Incentives as Affordability Crisis Reshapes Market
Major homebuilders report mixed results as industry grapples with volatile demand and rising incentives The U.S. housing market continues to face significant headwinds...
Existing Home Sales Edge Up in May as Supply Increases and Rates Ease Slightly
Existing home sales in the United States posted a modest gain in May 2025, rising 0.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate...
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Reshapes Commercial Real Estate Landscape with Winners and Losers
Sweeping $4.5 trillion legislation creates a tax windfall for investors while gutting affordable housing programs and raising construction costs across multiple sectors The...
Redfin Reports Home Prices Grow at Slowest Pace in Nearly Two Years
It took 38 days for the typical home to go under contract—the slowest May pace since 2020—and sales were canceled at the highest...
California Housing Costs Soar to 2.3X Texas Levels as Construction Regulations Take Heavy Toll
New RAND study reveals stark regional differences in multifamily housing production costs, with policy reforms offering potential solutions California’s notoriously high housing costs...
California Trade Faces Turbulence as March Export Surge Precedes Trump Tariffs
California’s merchandise export trade showed remarkable growth in March, reaching $16.635 billion according to Beacon Economics’ analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. This...
Build-to-Rent Housing Surge Reaches New Heights Across U.S.
The U.S. single-family rental (SFR) market is undergoing a major expansion, driven by evolving renter preferences and sustained housing demand. In 2024, the...
W.F. Batton Management Company Buys Two 64,000 SQFT Office Buildings in North San Jose for $41.5MM
By Kate Snyder North San Jose continues to be a place of sales activity with the recent acquisition of two office buildings on...
PropTech: Bractlet Uses Applied Science and Software to Tackle Building Efficiency
By Meghan Hall The construction and commercial real estate industries each consume vast amounts of energy and renewable resources, putting them at the...
Granite Awarded $39MM Dam Project in Texas
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (June 19, 2019) — Granite (NYSE:GVA) announced today that is has been awarded a $39 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of...
