Plunkett's Real Estate & Construction Industry Almanac 2017

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters. Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

Introduction 1
How to Use This Book 3
Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Real Estate & Construction Industry 7
1) Introduction to the Real Estate and Construction Industry 7
2) Smaller Down Payments/Easier Loan Qualifications Change Mortgage Market 9
3) Online Competition Changes the Mortgage Industry 9
4) Home Sales May Stall If Prices and Interest Rates Rise 10
5) Real Estate Online Services Continue to Grow 11
6) Internet-Based Home Sales and Cheap Commissions Rock Residential Brokers 11
7) Homes and Commercial Buildings Seek Green Certification 12
8) Prefabricated Houses and Buildings Evolve/Robotics Use in Construction Increases 15
9) Baby Boomers Become a Strong Influence in the Housing Market/Universal Design Catches On 16
10) Multigenerational Families Are Increasingly Living Under One Roof 17
11) Real Estate Markets in China and India Face Challenges 17
12) Mixed-Use Developments Go Vertical 18
13) Retail Center Occupancy Is Challenged, as Online Sales Hurt Stores 18
14) Malls Remodel to Boost Sales and Attract Shoppers/Store Visitor Counts Are Disappointing 19
15) Tiny Apartments and Condos Proliferate, Solve Affordability Problem 20
16) Hotel Occupancy, Profits and New Construction Grow 21
17) Hotel Mergers Enable Chains to Claim Market Share, Add Unique Properties 21
18) New Urbanism and Traditional Neighborhood Developments Are Retro Trends 22
19) Remodeling Market Is Strong 22
20) The Future of Housing/The Future of Cities 22
Chapter 2: Real Estate & Construction Industry Statistics 25
Real Estate & Construction Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview 26
Value of U.S. Private Construction Put in Place: 2010-2016 27
Value of U.S. Public Construction Put in Place: 2010-2016 29
Estimates of the Total Housing Inventory for the U.S.: 2015-2016 30
Assets & Liabilities, U.S. Agency- & Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE)-Backed Securities by Holder: 2008-2016 31
Commercial, Residential & Farm Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2008-2016 32
Home Mortgages by Holder, U.S.: 2008-2016 33
Mortgage Loans Outstanding, U.S.: 1980-2016 34
New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started, U.S.: 1980-2016 35
Homeownership Rates by Region, U.S.: Selected Years, 1965-2016 36
Homeownership Rates by Race & Ethnicity of Householder, U.S.: 1997-2016 37
Homeownership Rates by Age of Householder, U.S.: Selected Years, 1995-2016 38
Average Sales Prices of New Homes Sold in U.S.: 1963-2016 39
Median & Average Sales Price of New Single Family Homes by Region, U.S.: 1986-2016 40
New Single Family Homes Sold by Region, U.S.: 1980-2016 41
New Single Family Homes Sold by Type of Financing, U.S.: 1988-2016 42
New Single Family Homes for Sale at End of Period, by Region, U.S.: 1980-2016 43
Price Deflator (Fisher) Index of New One-Family Houses Under Construction, U.S.: 1980-January 2017 44
Constant Quality (Laspeyres) Price Index of New Single-Family Houses Under Construction, U.S.: 1980-January 2017 45
Rental & Homeowner Vacancy Rates by Area, U.S.: Selected Years, 1995-2016 46
Construction Industry Employment, U.S.: 2012- January 2017 47
Miscellaneous Real Estate & Construction Industry Employment, U.S.: 2012- January 2017 49
Chapter 3: Important Real Estate & Construction Industry Contacts 51
(Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites)
Chapter 4: THE REAL ESTATE 450: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 79
Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 80
Alphabetical Index 91
Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 95
Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 99
Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE REAL ESTATE 450 101
Additional Indexes
Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 540
Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 542
A Short Real Estate & Construction Industry Glossary 561