Sentences with phrase «rising labor and materials»

«Builders» margins are squeezed by rising labor and materials prices, so they are not meeting demand for entry - level and move - up homes.

While revenues had grown each year since the company's inception, in 1986, margins hadn't because of rising labor and materials costs.

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Both all - time highs are being fueled by steady demand from move - up buyers coupled with the rising costs of land, labor and materials.

And construction costs — including materials and labor — rose nearly 4.5 percent in New York City in March from a year earlier, according to figures from national construction news magazine Engineering News - RecoAnd construction costs — including materials and labor — rose nearly 4.5 percent in New York City in March from a year earlier, according to figures from national construction news magazine Engineering News - Recoand labor — rose nearly 4.5 percent in New York City in March from a year earlier, according to figures from national construction news magazine Engineering News - Record.

The reason behind this is the nearly full employment in China's labor market and rise in wages, which to some extent have offset the influence brought by price drops in energy and raw materials.

The report said the problem isn't demand but the lack of buildable land, «along with rising costs for building materials and labor.»

State made several flawed assumptions in its environmental review, including 1) an unrealistically low cost for transporting tar sands by rail from Alberta to Texas, 2) an inaccurate estimate of tar sands production costs and 3) an unrealistic assumption that tar sands production costs will not increase with rising labor, material and energy prices.

America Rising (AR Squared) wrote a white paper that was picked up by The Daily Caller as evidence that «the materials required to build electric vehicles and solar panels are produced under some of the most worst environmental and labor conditions on Earth.»

Rising costs of material and labor, as well as the purchase of new state - of - the - art equipment, have made this change necessary.

Your property may have gone down as much as 40 % in market value, but its replacement cost is likely to have gone up due to the rising cost of labor and materials.

Firms are struggling to handle the pressures placed on them by the combination of a heavy workload, labor and material shortages, rising...

«With markets across the country recovering, home values are strengthening at the same time that the cost of building homes is rising due to tightened supplies of building materials, developable lots, and labor.»

«Builders continue to face a number of challenges, including rising material prices, higher mortgage rates, and shortages of lots and labor.»

«Rising material prices, particularly lumber, along with chronic shortages of buildable lots and skilled labor are putting upward pressure on home prices and impeding a more robust housing recovery.»

Labor and materials costs have risen, but the escalation in land prices has been particularly noteworthy.

«Contractors generally can not pass these costs along on projects that have broken ground, and the data show they have not been able to price new buildings at a level that reflects their rising materials, services and labor costs.»

Though an undeniably favorable climate for prospective homebuyers, Gallagher cautioned that the rising costs of building materials and labor will eventually drive up new home prices in new home communities across Chicagoland.

While problems with tight credit conditions for buyers and obtaining accurate appraisals are still lingering, new problems like spot shortages and rising costs for labor, materials and lots are beginning to emerge.

We can expect to see more gradual gains going forward as challenges related to increased demand kick in — including everything from tightened supplies of developable lots and skilled labor to the rising cost of building materials.

One is low supply, but rising building costs for lots, materials and labor will also boost new home sales prices.

According to American Institute of Architects, despite labor shortages and rising material costs that continue to impact the construction sector, construction spending for nonresidential buildings in the U.S. is projected to increase 4 % this year and continue at that pace of growth through 2019.

Supply of housing has been extremely tight, so this presentation seeks to shed light on the factors impeding the construction of more homes to meet demand, especially rising material cost and labor supply constraints.

However, builders continue to face supply - side challenges, such as lot and labor shortages and rising building material costs.»

The recovery will likely be slower for home sales and home building, however, as the labor shortage and rising material prices will likely worsen after the hurricanes, exacerbating already - tight inventory.»

But as NAHB economist Natalia Siniavskaia points out in a recent Eye On Housing blog post, it's largely due to the rising prices of labor and materials, which are outpacing the increasing cost of lots.

Plug in expected cost of materials and labor projecting inflation rising for that year 4.

«Housing affordability is being negatively affected by a «perfect storm» scenario,» observed NAHB Chairman Rick Judson, a home builder from Charlotte, N.C. «With markets across the country recovering, home values are strengthening at the same time that the cost of building homes is rising due to tightened supplies of building materials, developable lots and labor.»

«While new home inventory rose slightly in June, it remains tight as builders face lot and labor shortages and increases in building material costs.»