Last Weeks Permit Totals (Week 31)

Here's a recap on the permit totals for last weeks data. These numbers reflect the 
activity for the week in the subscription areas we cover. Valuations are based on the 
permit dollar value which represents a wholesale or partial value of the projects. 


Enjoy!

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Hot, Hot, Hot, Daily Permits Now Available...

Are you one of those people that just can't wait till the end of the week to get your hands on the new edition of the Construction Monitor? 


If so, you are going to absolutely love our brand new feature!


"Current Permits" our new immediate access, real time permit log tool is now available. 


What is it? I'm glad you asked. We designed an interface on the website that now allows you to see the new building permits that are being entered into our system the moment our staff inputs the data. Previously, you had to wait until all the weeks data was input and finalized then published and broadcast to customers at the end of the week. 


So you are thinking "Okay Justin, this sounds great, but what's it going to cost me to get access to this?"


More good news, It's included in your subscription! Yep, that's right, we decided to give you (our incredibly awesome customers) access to the current permits tool for no additional cost. How's that for added value!


Your success is our success, now go grab the hottest construction leads in the business and make it a great day!


Justin Harris
Business Development Director
Construction Monitor

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I thought I should mention our Facebook page as another way to keep tabs on new developments, customer tools, coverage areas and other fun stuff like pics of people who work here. 


We would also be delighted if you were to "Like" us as well. Leave us a note or a suggestion. We love to see comments on how we have helped your business stay ahead of the competition too! 


I'm posting info on our Facebook page that is unique and may not be available here on the blog so if you're one who likes to keep tabs on all that's happening make sure to come visit us. 


You can search "Construction Monitor" in the Facebook search tool or use this link as well...
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Two New Areas In Oregon...

We have been busy working on the expansion of our coverage in the State of Oregon.

The 2 new market areas are Southern Oregon, covering the Medford and surrounding area, and

Central Oregon, covering Eugene and surrounding area.

Now is a terrific time to invest in the new Oregon editions and enjoy the advantage of little or no competition in your trade or specialty because these areas are brand new!

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Make it a great day!

Justin Harris - Business Development Director - Construction Monitor

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We have been busy working on a new way to help our customers maximize their investment in the Construction Monitor and shorten the learning curve all at the same time.

After talking with many of our relatively new customers recently, the same suggestion kept popping up and it sounded something like this... "Wow, I wish I would have known that I could do that with the permit reports"

So we are implementing live training every week. Each Thursday at 1:00pm Mountain Time (Noon Pacific Time) we will hold the half hour online meetings. We will have different topics and different presenters each week. You will even hear from the CEO at least once a month and have the opportunity to ask qustions and make suggestions in the Q&A portion of the meetings.

So join us on an upcoming call, we look forward to seeing you there!

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Changes In Top Builders All Over The West

Now that we have collected permit data for the first half of 2010, I took some time to compare the top producing builders of this year to last year.

Not only is volume up across the board but many markets like Las Vegas, Riverside, Orange County, Portland, Stockton, San Francisco East Bay, San Diego, San Bernardino, Seattle and others have seen a new #1 builder for 2010.

Many markets are seeing several changes not only the #1 but #2, #3 and other spots are being filled by different builders than last year.

We have also made a change to the top builder report for single family homes in that we have moved the Owner-Builder category down to it's own spot on the stats page. Traditionally they were among the top 10 in almost every market and still produce many homes each year as a group, but will no longer be listed alongside traditional building companies.

*See the image for the new Owner-Builders location.

Make sure to check your subscription statistics page to see whats happening in your market and then go out and make it a great day!

Justin Harris

Business Development Director

Construction Monitor

Portland - Vancouver New Home Permits Increase Over Last Year

I was asked if new home construction is up over last year in the Portland-Vancouver area, so I looked it up in our online statistical reports.

Sure enough the new home construction activity is up over the same time last year - Way Up!

Check out the screen shots to see the changes in activity for different types of construction over the same time last year.

(Click the images to enlarge them)

Make it a great day!

Justin Harris

Business Development Director

Construction Monitor

Permit Totals for Week 20

Here is the permit summary for all 33 market areas we cover.

The detailed breakdown of each area, type of construction, project location

and contact information for builders is available via our website.

Permit Totals for Latest Editions

Permits	Area	Total Valuation
123	Central Coast	$18,212,371
218	Cntrl San Joaquin Valley	$20,855,229
149	Colorado Springs	$17,256,683
354	Denver Metro	$55,066,831
33	Hawaiian Islands	$3,193,377
144	Inland Empire	$40,499,067
108	Kern County	$8,093,305
267	Las Vegas Metro	$44,018,434
321	Los Angeles County	$79,469,090
134	New Mexico	$19,828,981
84	North San Joaquin Valley	$7,176,366
53	Northern Colorado	$4,298,592
36	Northern Utah	$3,023,630
435	Orange County	$48,912,480
296	Phoenix Metro	$66,825,249
480	Portland/Vancouver/Salem	$85,576,428
532	Puget Sound	$113,904,930
61	Reno/Tahoe	$6,243,187
217	Riverside County	$44,163,503
409	Sacramento Valley	$36,158,786
79	San Bernardino County	$9,442,540
208	San Diego County	$17,656,941
459	San Francisco East Bay	$64,074,537
121	San Francisco North Bay	$8,012,835
260	San Francisco South Bay	$29,462,474
327	San Francisco West Bay	$30,662,952
118	Southern Idaho	$19,633,644
55	Southwestern Utah	$8,641,544
138	Tucson Metro	$13,083,726
140	Ventura County	$12,359,101
207	Wasatch Front	$36,553,019
186	Western Montana	$38,158,660
25	Western Slope	$5,600,631

Utah Home Builders Showing Substantial Increases Over Last Year

Here are the latest numbers on Utah's single family home builders. Left column shows the permits issued in the month of March and the Right column

has the totals for the year-to-date.

Overall, the number of new home permits in the Wasatch Front (Salt Lake City) market is up 69% compared to 2009's dismal production of only 990 new homes for the same time period.

This is an encouraging trend we are seeing in most of the Western US markets right now, another indicator that we may have seen the worst of things in 2009.

Go out and make it a great day!

Justin Harris

Business Development Director

Construction Monitor

1st Quarter Stats In Seattle, WA

This morning I was reviewing the building permit activity in the Seattle, Washington area (King County) for the 1st quarter of this year and comparing the reports to previous years. I found something worth sharing.

To the right is a copy of the permit stats for the 1st quarter of 2009 & 2010. (click images to enlarge)

Although the new home permit numbers are nowhere near the frenzy of 2005 & 2006 activity, the new home construction numbers are up this year over the same time last year - Way UP!

This is good news for the residential building industry in the Northwest. These reports and others can be created by our customers with the easy to use online tools our website provides. Check it out and research your corner of the industry.

Here's looking to a better year and continued improvements each week.

Respectfully,

Justin Harris

Business Development Director

Construction Monitor

jharris@constructionmonitor.com