Green Building Law Update

APRIL 4, 2021

Green buildings are less risky, more profitable, with higher appraised value than conventional buildings that results in higher company creditworthiness, measuring the reduced likelihood of it defaulting on its debt, but today, green building does not receive a commensurate lower interest rate on its debt.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 12, 2023

Construction industry news, trends and jobs for building professionals who want mobile-friendly content.

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Debt Mobility News Construction 125

Construction Dive

MAY 18, 2023

If policymakers fail to avert the crisis by the June deadline, all types of building activity would slow, including projects boosted by federal funding packages, according to Dodge.

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Debt Construction 136

Pro Builder

APRIL 6, 2021

Rapidly Rising Student Debt Keeps Millions from Homeownership. Student loan payments are holding many Americans back from becoming homeowners by keeping their debt-to-income ratios high. A 2019 survey by Zillow found 39% of potential buyers said student debt delayed their homebuying plans. Student debt nationwide has reached $1.6

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Debt Income Finance Budgeting 59

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 26, 2023

More than 450 firms have been hit by the collapse of Metnor Construction with subcontractors and suppliers owed more than £10m. An update from administrator FRP Advisory Trading Ltd said 468 creditors had been identified so far since the Newcastle-based contractor collapsed in February.

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Debt Profitability Residential Maine 84

Construction Dive

JULY 1, 2020

billion of debt and provides the energy contractor's management with 7.5% The reorganization eliminates $4.6 of newly issued equity.

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Bankruptcy Debt Equity Contractors 140

Construction Dive

JUNE 2, 2023

“We're still assessing the best ways to accommodate the caps and restraints that are part of this deal,” said Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

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Deals Transportation Debt DOT 133

Construction Dive

MAY 10, 2023

From autonomous buildings to alternative materials, these firms raised money recently via equity and debt financing, despite economic headwinds.

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Debt Equity Finance Materials 133

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 13, 2023

ESOPs as an Alternative Buyer for Construction Companies ccapoccia Thu, 04/13/2023 - 14:33 In an economic environment defined by ever-increasing interest rates, traditional market debt financing doesn’t provide liquidity to corporations as it did in the past.

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Debt Finance Construction Environment 156

Construction Dive

AUGUST 26, 2019

Commercial builders mostly expect profit to grow this year despite economic warning bells around debt and trade, according to an ABC confidence index.

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Debt ABC Profitability Commercial 133

Construction Dive

JULY 17, 2018

Even though the venue was completed on time and within budget, the city is on the hook for unpaid costs that increased by more than $360 million in 10 years.

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Louisville Debt Budgeting Budget 106

Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The research highlights the growing challenges faced by businesses as they scramble to adopt AI and avoid falling behind competitors.

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Construction Marketing

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Short-term loans can be used to cover immediate operational expenses or take advantage of a business opportunity without committing to long-term debt. While the repayment period can be beneficial for managing cash flow, it also means your business will carry debt for an extended period. Another advantage is flexibility.

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Finance Cash Flow Debt Security 274

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Millennials have too much student debt to be home buyers, and they would rather rent in urban centers where they can walk to a restaurant to order specialty coffee and avocado on toast. Regardless of these decisions, having $25-33K of student loan debt erodes the ability to save for a downpayment and closing costs. Read More.

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Debt Income Housing Security 98

Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 24, 2023

The scale of the modular house builder’s debts can be revealed after the Enquirer saw a statement of proposals issued to creditors by administrator AlixPartners. Money owed to unsecured creditors was £249m with the vast majority – £226m – made up of inter-company debts associated with losses suffered by equity investors.

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Debt Equity Banking Housing 97

Construction Enquirer

JULY 19, 2023

Kier has whittled down its average month-end net debt to £230m after a better than expected cash performance at its construction division. He also said the average month-end net debt position would now be better than expected at £230m, down from £243m at the half year. ”

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Debt Cash Flow Profitability Forecasting 47

Construction Enquirer

APRIL 26, 2023

An update from administrator FRP Advisory revealed the scale of debts after the firm went under in March. Total debts at the business were £4.5m Subcontractors and suppliers have been left holding unpaid invoices worth nearly £2m following the failure of Yorkshire based contractor Castlehouse Construction.

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Debt Contractors Accounting Construction 105

BD+C

OCTOBER 7, 2014

8% fewer homes will transact than normal in 2014, purely due to student debt. Our conclusion is that 414,000 transactions will be lost in 2014 due to student debt. This week, our clients received a 30-page paper that assesses the impact of student loans on home buying for households under the age of 40.

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Debt Housing Industrial Engineering 96

Levelset

JULY 25, 2022

Several different types of capital — working capital , debt capital , and equity capital — are common in the construction industry. For most businesses, working capital will be front of mind, but debt capital and equity capital serve important purposes as well. Debt capital. 3 types of capital for construction. Working capital.

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Debt Cash Flow Equity Finance 97

Construction Dive

MARCH 11, 2020

billion of debt for the beleaguer?ed The confirmation by Bankruptcy Court Judge David R. Jones eliminates more than $4.6 ed energy contractor.

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Bankruptcy Debt Contractors 95

Pro Builder

OCTOBER 28, 2020

billion in rent debt. But the tens of millions of people potentially caught in a web of home-rental debt and eviction would far exceed the 3.8 The ballooning debt issue for renters is another sign of how Covid-19 is punishing the less well-off far worse than the more affluent.

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Housing Debt Resource Security 98

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The ratings agency found P3 problems depend largely on where in the construction schedule delays occur.

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Debt Schedule Construction 65

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 30, 2023

Contractors working on the £4.1bn Thames Tideway project will still get paid whatever happens to debt stricken client Thames Water. A debt mountain of £14bn has left Thames Water on the brink of possible administration as it scrambles for cash from investors.

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Sewer Debt Contractors Infrastructure 97

BD+C

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Describing American colleges and universities as suffering from an “Edifice Complex,” in 2012 the New York Times reported that, “A decade-long binge to build academic buildings, dormitories and recreation facilities – some of them inordinately lavish to attract new students – has left colleges and universities saddled with large amounts of debt.”. (..)

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Debt New York 98

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

An document filed by Chicago says the $8.5-billion billion revamp of O'Hare International Airport may be delayed as airline revenue, a key funding source, has been decimated by the pandemic, but the Chicago Dept. of Aviation says the new Studio-Gang-designed global terminal, the centerpiece of the revamp, will stay on track.

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Chicago Documentation Debt Airports 69

ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

An document filed by Chicago says the $8.5-billion billion revamp of O'Hare International Airport may be delayed as airline revenue, a key funding source, has been decimated by the pandemic, but the Chicago Dept. of Aviation says the new Studio-Gang-designed global terminal, the centerpiece of the revamp, will stay on track.

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Chicago Documentation Debt Airports 69

Construction Dive

MARCH 25, 2024

An above-average amount of commercial real estate debt will soon mature and property owners will need to refinance at the highest rates in years, Moody’s said.

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Debt Office Commercial 83

Pro Builder

APRIL 13, 2022

That shortage of new homes built comes as the millennial generation graduates from student loan debt to mortgage debt, which should stimulate demand for new homes and could lead to a multi-year boom for new house builds, which would in-turn stimulate demand for lumber and lead to a continued increase in prices of the commodity.

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Housing Debt Materials Renovating 98

Autodesk Construction Cloud

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

FINANCIAL RATIOS: DEBT . Debt Ratio . Debt Ratio measures the extent of a company’s leverage. It can be used to determine the proportion of a company’s assets that are financed by debt. Debt-to-Equity . Debt (Less Cash) to Equity . Formula: Total Liabilities / Total Assets .

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Safety Debt Equity Liability 94

ENR Construction

MAY 29, 2023

The measure includes permitting reform, spending caps, and a boost for the Mountain Valley Pipeline project.

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Debt Deals Permits US 68

Pro Builder

JANUARY 12, 2023

Effective policy responses can lessen the negative impacts of the student-debt crisis,” Eddie Nilaj, co-author of the report, told MarketWatch, “not just in relieving debt, but enabling home ownership and economic mobility, for example.”. Between 2020 and 2022, homeownership rates of young borrowers rose in 49 states and in D.C.,

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South Dakota North Dakota Debt Iowa 97

Construction Dive

MAY 23, 2023

Even as the White House detailed how money is rolling out, contractors and other groups are watching infrastructure act funding during negotiations over the debt ceiling.

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Debt Negotiation Infrastructure Housing 83

Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Land costs have risen throughout the country, while construction and government fees have increased, making it harder and harder for a family new to this country or a young couple with student debt to get a leg up in the housing market. So will increasingly diverse young buyers who have more debt and less access to family wealth.

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Debt Finance Housing New York 98

Construction Law

MAY 2, 2024

Paul-Raphael Shehadeh of Duane Morris analyses a dispute that will be of great interest to insolvency and international arbitration practitioners, that highlights the benefits of a negotiated dispute settlement. This story is only available to subscribers to the printed edition of Construction Law.

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Debt Negotiation Construction 52

Construction Enquirer

JUNE 27, 2023

It also detailed the level of debts with 208 unsecured creditors left holding unpaid invoices. FRP said suppliers would get some money back for their debts once the company’s assets were realised during a liquidation. Howard Russell worked across the UK as a design and build contractor for a wide range of sectors.

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Debt Negotiation Liability Forecasting 72

BD+C

DECEMBER 19, 2018

They are buoyed by strong consumer and business confidence, steady employment growth, and the anticipation of available debt and equity liquidity. Commercial real estate brokers are optimistic about their industry’s growth prospects for 2019, according to a poll of brokers that Transwestern released last month.

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Commercial Debt Equity Employment 87

Construction Dive

MARCH 29, 2023

Deposits are safe, but tech startups may no longer have access to venture debt and the lines of credit that helped fuel innovation.

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Debt Risk Innovation 77