New construction starts are forecast to rise 6 percent this year to $506 billion, according to the Midyear Update to the 2013 Construction Outlook from McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. This is the same rate of increase for total construction starts that was predicted last October, and follows the 8 percent gain that took place in…
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Multifamily Building Segment Looking Good
The Freddie Mac Multifamily Research Group released its mid-year multifamily outlook for 2013, which includes a new Freddie Mac Multifamily Investment Index that measures the attractiveness for investing in apartment properties. The new Index shows that apartments are still a good investment in most metropolitan markets it tracks.
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