Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| COVER | 1 | 2 |
| PLUNKETT S REAL ESTATE &CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRENDS &STATISTICS 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| CONTENTS | 6 | 2 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS AFFECTING THE REAL ESTATE &CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY | 8 | 20 |
| 1) Introduction to the Real Estate and Construction Industry | 9 | 1 |
| 2) Smaller Down Payments/Easier Loan Qualifications Change Mortgage Market | 10 | 1 |
| 3) Online Competition Changes the Mortgage Industry | 11 | 1 |
| 4) Home Sales May Stall as Prices and Interest Rates Rise | 11 | 1 |
| 5) Real Estate Online Services Continue to Grow | 12 | 1 |
| 6) Internet-Based Home Sales and Cheap Commissions Rock Residential Brokers | 13 | 1 |
| 7) Homes and Commercial Buildings Seek Green Certification | 14 | 3 |
| 8) Prefabricated Houses and Buildings Evolve | 17 | 1 |
| 9) Baby Boomers Become a Strong Influence in the Housing Market/Universal Design Catches On | 18 | 1 |
| 10) Multigenerational Families Are Increasingly Living Under One Roof | 19 | 1 |
| 11) Commercial and Residential Construction Starts Expected to Rise | 19 | 1 |
| 12) Real Estate Market in China Faces Challenges | 20 | 1 |
| 13) Mixed Use Developments Go Vertical | 20 | 1 |
| 14) Retail Center Occupancy Is High, with Sales Rising in Upscale Malls/Online Sales Hurt Stores | 21 | 1 |
| 15) Malls Remodel to Boost Sales and Attract Shoppers/Store Visitor Counts Are Disappointing | 22 | 1 |
| 16) Apartment House Occupancy Rates Rise While New Construction Soars | 23 | 1 |
| 17) Condo Market Rebounds | 24 | 1 |
| 18) Hotel Market Booms/Luxury Chains Expand While Pod Rooms Grow in Popularity | 24 | 1 |
| 19) New Urbanism and Traditional Neighborhood Developments Are Retro Trends | 25 | 1 |
| 20) Megapolitans Will Define America of the Future/Mega-Regions Defined Internationally | 25 | 1 |
| 21) Remodeling Rebounds | 26 | 1 |
| 22) Global Infrastructure Investment Needs Top $50 Trillion through 2030, Offering Vast Opportunity to Engineers and Developers | 27 | 1 |
| Chapter 2 REAL ESTATE &CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 28 | 27 |
| Real Estate &Construction Industry Overview | 29 | 1 |
| Value of U.S. Private Construction Put in Place: 2008-2014 | 30 | 2 |
| Value of U.S. Public Construction Put in Place: 2008-2014 | 32 | 1 |
| Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the U.S.: 2013-2014 | 33 | 1 |
| Assets &Liabilities, U.S. Agency- &Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE)-Backed Securities by Holder: 2006-2014 | 34 | 1 |
| Commercial, Residential &Farm Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2006-2014 | 35 | 1 |
| Home Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2006-2014 | 36 | 1 |
| Mortgage Loans Outstanding, U.S.: 1980-2014 | 37 | 1 |
| New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started, U.S.: 1980-2014 | 38 | 1 |
| Homeownership Rates by Region, U.S.: Selected Years, 1960-2014 | 39 | 1 |
| Homeownership Rates by Race &Ethnicity of Householder, U.S.: 1995-2014 | 40 | 1 |
| Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder, U.S.: Selected Years, 1985-2014 | 41 | 1 |
| Average Sales Prices of New Homes Sold in U.S.: 1963-2014 | 42 | 1 |
| Median &Average Sales Price of New Single Family Homes by Region, U.S.: 1985-2014 | 43 | 1 |
| New Single Family Homes Sold by Region, U.S.: 1980-2014 | 44 | 1 |
| New Single Family Homes Sold by Type of Financing, U.S.: 1988-2014 | 45 | 1 |
| New Single Family Homes for Sale at End of Period, by Region, U.S.: 1980-2014 | 46 | 1 |
| Placements of New Manufactured Homes, U.S.: 1995-2013 | 47 | 1 |
| Price Deflator (Fisher) Index of New One-Family Houses Under Construction, U.S.: 1975-March 2015 | 48 | 1 |
| Constant Quality (Laspeyres) Price Index of New Single-Family Houses Under Construction, U.S.: 1975-March 2015 | 49 | 1 |
| Rental &Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area, U.S.: Selected Years, 1985-2014 | 50 | 1 |
| Construction Industry Employment, U.S.: 2009-2014 | 51 | 2 |
| Miscellaneous Real Estate &Construction Industry Employment, U.S.: 2009-2014 | 53 | 2 |
