Construction Costs
Seattle Construction Costs Trail National Pace as Q2 Costs Rise 3.48%
Seattle's non-residential construction costs kept climbing in the second quarter of 2026, but at a pace that continues to lag the rest of...
Portland Construction Costs Keep Climbing as Building Employment Falls 8%
Portland's non-residential builders are paying more for labor and materials even as the workforce doing that building shrinks, a divergence that Mortenson Construction's...
Construction Materials Prices Flat in July, But Lumber and Steel Signal More Increases Ahead
Construction input prices barely moved in July as a temporary drop in fuel costs offset continued gains in lumber and steel, leaving materials...
Wells Fargo: Fed Poised for Extended Hold as Warsh Era Opens Amid Sticky Inflation
Wells Fargo economists expect the Federal Reserve to sit on the sidelines for an extended period as new Chair Kevin Warsh takes the...
Taking The Burn Out Of Escalating Construction Costs
By Adam Felson The cost to build commercial office space is not getting any cheaper thanks to material increases, labor shortages and the...
