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newsweek.com - Giulia Carbonaro - California mansion tax choking construction: study
California mansion tax choking construction: study
Newsweek

Los Angeles' so-called 'mansion tax,' which has imposed higher levies on properties valued over $5 million, has backfired against the city, according to a new study which found that it has slowed down new construction and shrunk sales. A decline in…

bbc.co.uk - Innerleithen mountain bike centre construction to start by spring
Innerleithen mountain bike centre construction to start by spring
BBC

Work will begin within weeks on a mountain bike innovation centre in the Borders after a £15.5m funding package was approved. The Borderlands Partnership Board has given the all clear for the UK government investment through the area's…

theatlantic.com - Henry Grabar - High-End Construction Really Does Help Everyone
High-End Construction Really Does Help Everyone
The Atlantic

One well-worn refrain of progressive urban politics is that new, “luxury” housing will not help solve the housing shortage. A 2024 study of U.S. voters found that 30 to 40 percent believed more housing would, instead, increase prices…

washingtonexaminer.com - Asher Notheis - Shapiro details 'constructive relationship' with Fetterman
Shapiro details 'constructive relationship' with Fetterman
Washington Examiner

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) assured that he and Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) are on good terms despite “different” political takes on some issues. The New York Times ran a piece on Feb. 12 titled “Why Pennsylvania's two most…

thebaynet.com - Arundel Rivers Federation - Construction Is Underway On Long Point Shoreline Resilience Project In Edgewater
Construction Is Underway On Long Point Shoreline Resilience Project In Edgewater
The BayNet

EDGEWATER, Md. – Arundel Rivers Federation is excited to announce that construction has started on the Long Point Shoreline Resilience Project, a large-scale coastal resilience effort at South River Farms Park, on the South River in…

afr.com - Lea Jurkovic, Michael Bleby - Three-days-a-week construction hampering housing supply: Lombardo
Three-days-a-week construction hampering housing supply: Lombardo
Australian Financial Review

Building sites across Queensland are only productive for three days a week, says the outgoing chief executive of construction and real estate company Lendlease, contributing to a gap of at least 77,000 dwellings in the state and worsening…

thebaynet.com - Carrie Cabral - Public Hearings Set For Chesapeake Beach Ordinances On Waterpark Funding And Construction Codes
Public Hearings Set For Chesapeake Beach Ordinances On Waterpark Funding And Construction Codes
The BayNet

CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md. — The town of Chesapeake Beach will introduce and vote on at least two ordinances at the next Town Council meeting in March. The next meeting will take place on March 19. During the meeting, the Town Council will…

marketbeat.com - Construction Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - February 21st
Construction Stocks To Add to Your Watchlist - February 21st
MarketBeat

3 Industrial Stocks Making New All-Time Highs Deere & Company, Caterpillar, Comfort Systems USA, Lowe's Companies, and Johnson Controls International are the five Construction stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat's stock screener tool.

ksat.com - Pachatta Pope - New city department seeks greater accountability on construction timeline, budgets
New city department seeks greater accountability on construction timeline, budgets
KSAT

SAN ANTONIO – As the city continues to grow, leaders created a new department to ensure that projects are kept on track in order to meet the needs of that growth. The Capital Delivery Department was created last October out of the existing…

cyprus-mail.com - EU construction output recovers in December after autumn slump
EU construction output recovers in December after autumn slump
Cyprus Mail

Seasonally adjusted production in construction increased by 0.9 per cent in the euro area and by 1.2 per cent in the EU in December 2025, compared with November 2025, according to Eurostat. In November 2025, production in construction had fallen by…

dailymail.co.uk - Isabella Machin - Labour plans for 1.5 million new homes hit by scaffolder shortage
Labour plans for 1.5 million new homes hit by scaffolder shortage
Mail Online

Do YOU have a story? Email isabella.machin@dailymail.co.uk Keir Starmer 's plans to build 1.5 million new homes before the next election have been hit by a new blow as the UK faces a shortage of scaffolders. At least 6,000 new scaffolders are…

marketbeat.com - Granite Investment Partners LLC Sells 132,175 Shares of Everus Construction Group, Inc. $ECG
Granite Investment Partners LLC Sells 132,175 Shares of Everus Construction Group, Inc. $ECG
MarketBeat

Granite Investment Partners LLC lowered its stake in Everus Construction Group, Inc. (NYSE:ECG - Free Report) by 48.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor…

standard.co.uk - David Lynch - 'Nothing off the table' in UK response to latest Trump tariffs, No 10 says
'Nothing off the table' in UK response to latest Trump tariffs, No 10 says
Evening Standard

News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. “Nothing is off the table” in the UK's…

marketbeat.com - Quantum Private Wealth LLC Takes Position in Everus Construction Group, Inc. $ECG
Quantum Private Wealth LLC Takes Position in Everus Construction Group, Inc. $ECG
MarketBeat

Quantum Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Everus Construction Group, Inc. (NYSE:ECG - Free Report) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 16,000 shares of the company's…

nytimes.com - Kailyn Rhone - Homeownership Is Out of Reach for Many Americans, Despite a Buyer's Market
Homeownership Is Out of Reach for Many Americans, Despite a Buyer's Market
The New York Times

After getting engaged in 2023, Ashlan and Kai McDaniel heard the same advice from both sets of their home-owning parents: Stop renting and buy. The couple, ages 28 and 29, soon began touring homes in and around Houston. Weeks into their search…

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