{"id":1004110324,"date":"2015-01-09T08:24:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T16:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004110324"},"modified":"2022-12-06T22:06:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T06:06:27","slug":"january-issue-favorable-economy-drives-2015-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/january-issue-favorable-economy-drives-2015-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"JANUARY ISSUE: Favorable Economy Drives 2015 Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Anna Spiewak, Senior News Editor<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/01\/TREND_Guest-Room-in-Lux.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004110326\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/january-issue-favorable-economy-drives-2015-construction\/trend_guest-room-in-lux\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/01\/TREND_Guest-Room-in-Lux.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,518\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1375196277&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Skott Snider Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TREND_Guest-Room-in-Lux\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/01\/TREND_Guest-Room-in-Lux.jpg?w=800\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1004110326\" alt=\"TREND_Guest-Room-in-Lux\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/01\/TREND_Guest-Room-in-Lux.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/01\/TREND_Guest-Room-in-Lux.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/01\/TREND_Guest-Room-in-Lux.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2015\/01\/TREND_Guest-Room-in-Lux.jpg?resize=768,497 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Commercial building is on track to increase 15 percent in 2015, and multi-family housing to grow 9 percent in dollar value and 7 percent in units, says a recently released report by Dodge Data &amp; Analytics.<\/p>\n<p>But since construction is usually a lagging indicator of the market, favorable economic conditions are a leading cause of this positive outlook, according to economists and construction experts, who agree that the U.S. economy is in better shape than most people realize.<\/p>\n<p>Reason #1: According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. real gross domestic product increased at an annualized rate of 3.9 percent in the third quarter of 2014. Previously, it estimated an annual expansion of 3.5 percent. In the second quarter, GDP increased at an annualized 4.6 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever\u2019s happening now in terms of job growth and expansion is the most stimulatory framework that\u2019s ever existed, because the federal funds rate is essentially zero percent, so there\u2019s even more reason to be optimistic about growth,\u201d Alex Carrick, chief economist at CMD, told <em>Commercial Property Executive<\/em>. \u201cAll of that will translate eventually to stronger construction activity, particularly on the private-sector side.\u201d<br \/>\nReason #2: Residential and non-residential construction is finally catching up after the prolonged slump of the recession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhatever\u2019s happening now in terms of job growth and expansion is the most stimulatory framework that\u2019s ever existed, because the federal funds rate is essentially zero percent, so there\u2019s even more reason to be optimistic about growth,\u201d Alex Carrick, chief economist at CMD, told <em>Commercial Property Executive<\/em>. \u201cAll of that will translate eventually to stronger construction activity, particularly on the private-sector side.\u201d<br \/>\nReason #2: Residential and non-residential construction is finally catching up after the prolonged slump of the recession.<\/p>\n<p>Reason #3: In the most recent National Association of Home Builders\/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, released in November, builder sentiment increased 4 points to 58. \u201cAny score over 50 shows more builders are optimistic about the future than pessimistic; 58 is a good indicator,\u201d said Robert Denk, senior economist at NAHB.<\/p>\n<p>Occupancies and rent growth continue to support multi-family development, although construction is growing at a slower place as the sector matures, according to Dodge Data &amp; Analytics.<\/p>\n<p>In the residential market, there is currently a \u201clegacy effect,\u201d according to Carrick. During the recession, foreclosures forced many homeowners to move to apartments. Although the single-family market is showing signs of improvement, the sector continues to lag as prospective homeowners remain cautious. \u201cIf you were thrown out of your home, you will be hesitant about jumping back into the single-family market,\u201d Carrick explained.<\/p>\n<p>According to Carrick, two primary sectors have been driving the economy. First, the energy boom, in which 10 states account for more than 90 percent of production. Those states can be grouped into three basic clusters: New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana; Utah, Colorado and Wyoming; and California, Alaska and North Dakota. Shell Gas and Shell Oil are also contributing to the boom, as Europe\u2019s largest energy company takes advantage of investor appetite for North America\u2019s energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe numbers are starting to look better here in the second half of 2014. We expect that 2015 will be more of getting back on our feet,\u201d Denk added.<\/p>\n<p>Despite commodity prices that have slumped to their lowest levels since the global financial crisis\u2014oil prices have fallen about 11 percent since June alone\u2014they are seen as inconsequential to a spike in materials prices. If anything, lower energy prices are a boost to transportation costs by reducing them.<br \/>\n\u201cOil prices are coming down because that helps manufacturers\u00a0use oil, natural gas to transport goods, or to heat and cool their processes,\u201d said Carrick. \u201cTransportation, heating (and) cooling costs will be down, which firms\u00a0will appreciate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Denk, builders have always struggled with rising prices for commodities since the cost of materials like lumber, plywood and drywall typically moves independently of commodities costs.<br \/>\nThe sole downside to lower oil costs is that the trend may dampen the oil boom, which might in turn delay or halt pricier projects in markets with strong energy industry ties, Carrick added.<\/p>\n<p>Another nonresidential sector that might surprise people with a huge comeback is hotel\/motel.<br \/>\nAs employment increases\u2014the economy added 321,000 jobs in November\u2014and gasoline prices plummet, more people are inclined to travel for business and pleasure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYear-over-year employment in the hospitality industry is quite strong; it held up better than other categories,\u201d said Carrick. \u201cSeveral hospitality accommodation projects are in the pipeline.\u201d<br \/>\nThe PENTA Building Group, for one, is currently working on the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, as well as a number of Native American hospitality projects in Oklahoma, Phoenix and South California, which involve building gaming resorts on tribal land.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not seeing any negative pressure that\u2019s affecting construction activity because of material (price) increases,\u201d Glen Maxwell, vice president of preconstruction at The PENTA Building Group, told <em>CPE<\/em>. \u201cDrop in oil prices is not consistent with slow growth of material prices; they seem to be moving in opposite directions.\u201d<br \/>\nThe main issue to watch during 2015 is the cost of labor. Average weekly construction earnings increased 2.8 percent in November. The unemployment rate in construction has fallen to 6.5 percent compared to 9 percent a year ago. Due to the housing bust, there\u2019s still a shortage of drivers, carpenters, plumbers and electricians who went looking for jobs elsewhere. As a result, firms will now have to pay more to attract workers back to that field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResources are being drawn back and so is the supply of workers and supply of materials,\u201d Denk concluded. \u201cIt will be a push-and-pull, supply-and-demand set of forces through 2015-16.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commercial building is on track to increase 15 percent in 2015, and multi-family housing to grow 9 percent in dollar value and 7 percent in units, says a recently released report by Dodge Data &amp; Analytics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":952,"featured_media":1004110326,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21782,21825,21751],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004110324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-development","category-finance","category-hotel"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.0) - 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