The Labor Department''s construction materials composite price index,/b> declined by 0.3% between April and May, erasing all of the gain recorded the month before.
May 2000 total housing starts were at a seasonally-adjusted annualized level of 1.592 million units, down 3.9% from the April total and 3.5% lower than during May of 1999.
Among 1999's top ten areas in terms of sheer volume of new residential construction, only three - Atlanta, Chicago, and the Washington, DC metropolitan area - were able to build upon their totals through the first five months of this year.
Talk about pride in the trades. Talk about quality workmanship. Talk about enthusiasm and the competitive spirit. These kids - working together as a team, against a deadline, in the hot Kansas City sun -- showed it all.
Busy building 120 homes a year for revenues of $30 million, West Linn, Oregon builder Randy Sebastian doesn’t spend that much time sitting at his computer.
For many of the nearly 1.5 million Americans who will buy new homes this year, the entire process—from choosing a builder to moving in—will be an extremely stressful and sometimes mystifying experience.