Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| COVER | 1 | 3 |
| PLUNKETT S REAL ESTATE &CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| CONTENTS | 8 | 2 |
| INTRODUCTION | 10 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 12 | 3 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE REAL ESTATE &CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY | 15 | 21 |
| 1) Introduction to the Real Estate and Construction Industry | 16 | 1 |
| 2) Smaller Down Payments/Easier Loan Qualifications Change Mortgage Market | 17 | 1 |
| 3) Online Competition Changes the Mortgage Industry | 18 | 1 |
| 4) U.S. Home Sales Rebound May Stall as Prices and Interest Rates Rise | 19 | 1 |
| 5) Real Estate Online Services Continue to Grow | 19 | 1 |
| 6) Internet-Based Home Sales and Cheap Commissions Rock Residential Brokers | 20 | 1 |
| 7) Homes and Commercial Buildings Seek Green Certification | 21 | 3 |
| 8) Prefabricated Houses and Buildings Evolve | 24 | 1 |
| 9) Baby Boomers Become a Strong Influence in the Housing Market/Universal Design Catches On | 25 | 1 |
| 10) Multigenerational Families Are Increasingly Living Under One Roof | 26 | 1 |
| 11) Commercial and Residential Construction Begin a Revival/Affordability Is an Issue | 26 | 1 |
| 12) Real Estate Market in China Faces Challenges | 27 | 1 |
| 13) Mixed Use Developments Go Vertical | 28 | 1 |
| 14) Retail Center Occupancy is High, with Sales Rising in Upscale Malls/Online Sales Hurt Stores | 28 | 2 |
| 15) Malls Remodel to Boost Sales and Attract Shoppers | 30 | 1 |
| 16) Apartment House Occupancy Rates Rise While New Construction Soars | 31 | 1 |
| 17) Condo Market Rebounds | 31 | 1 |
| 18) Hotel Market Rebounds/Luxury Chains Expand while Pod Rooms Grow in Popularity | 31 | 1 |
| 19) New Urbanism and Traditional Neighborhood Developments Are Retro Trends | 32 | 1 |
| 20) Megapolitans Will Define America of the Future/Mega-Regions Defined Internationally | 33 | 1 |
| 21) Remodeling Rebounds | 34 | 1 |
| 22) Global Infrastructure Investment Needs Top $50 Trillion through 2030, Offering Vast Opportunity to Engineers and Developers | 34 | 2 |
| Chapter 2 REAL ESTATE &CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 36 | 26 |
| Real Estate &Construction Industry Overview | 37 | 1 |
| Value of U.S. Private Construction Put in Place: 2007-2013 | 38 | 2 |
| Value of U.S. Public Construction Put in Place: 2007-2013 | 40 | 1 |
| Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the U.S.: 2012-2013 | 41 | 1 |
| Assets &Liabilities, U.S. Agency- &Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE)-Backed Securities by Holder: 2005-2013 | 42 | 1 |
| Commercial, Residential &Farm Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2005-2013 | 43 | 1 |
| Home Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2005-2013 | 44 | 1 |
| Mortgage Loans Outstanding, U.S.: 1980-2013 | 45 | 1 |
| New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started, U.S.: 1980-2013 | 46 | 1 |
| Homeownership Rates by Region, U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2013 | 47 | 1 |
| Homeownership Rates by Race &Ethnicity of Householder, U.S.: 1996-2013 | 48 | 1 |
| Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder, U.S.: Selected Years, 1985-2013 | 49 | 1 |
| Average Sales Prices of New Homes Sold in U.S.: 1963-2013 | 50 | 1 |
| Median &Average Sales Price of New Single Family Homes by Region, U.S.: 1985-2013 | 51 | 1 |
| New Single Family Homes Sold by Region, U.S.: 1980-2013 | 52 | 1 |
| New Single Family Homes Sold by Type of Financing, U.S.: 1988-2013 | 53 | 1 |
| New Single Family Homes for Sale at End of Period, by Region, U.S.: 1980-2013 | 54 | 1 |
| Placements of New Manufactured Homes, U.S.: 1995-2013 | 55 | 1 |
| Price Deflator (Fisher) Index of New One-Family Houses Under Construction, U.S.: 1975-March 2014 | 56 | 1 |
| Constant Quality (Laspeyres) Price Index of New Single-Family Houses Under Construction, U.S.: 1975-March 2014 | 57 | 1 |
| Rental &Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area, U.S.: Selected Years, 1980-2013 | 58 | 1 |
| Construction Industry Employment, U.S.: 2008-2013 | 59 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous Real Estate &Construction Industry Employment, U.S.: 2008-2013 | 61 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 IMPORTANT REAL ESTATE &CONSULTING INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 62 | 28 |
| Chapter 4 THE REAL ESTATE 400: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 90 | 437 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 91 | 2 |
| INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 93 | 11 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 104 | 4 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 108 | 3 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 111 | 3 |
| Individual Profiles On Each Of THE REAL ESTATE 400 | 114 | 413 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 527 | 23 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 528 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 530 | 20 |
| A Short Real Estate &Construction Industry Glossary | 550 | 19 |
