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

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Building Permit Summary For Last Weeks Reports

Permit Totals for Latest Editions

Looks like the Northwest is holding ground with consistent strong numbers each week.The Portland market had the most permits of our coverage areas this week.

However, considering the permit values attached to the issued building permits and the Phoenix market pulls ahead in total volume of new work for the week.

Many more statistics, builder reports and other tools are available to subscribers through our website, www.constructionmonitor.com

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155	Cntrl San Joaquin Valley	$22,757,090
112	Colorado Springs	$15,645,111
330	Denver Metro	$39,524,647
74	Hawaiian Islands	$5,862,638
126	Inland Empire	$15,754,693
79	Kern County	$5,887,781
272	Las Vegas Metro	$26,263,297
346	Los Angeles County	$46,626,882
100	New Mexico	$12,444,762
63	North San Joaquin Valley	$3,348,735
61	Northern Colorado	$11,837,691
19	Northern Utah	$5,593,441
326	Orange County	$52,281,842
415	Phoenix Metro	$115,253,985
482	Portland/Vancouver/Salem	$69,798,116
400	Puget Sound	$74,353,557
45	Reno/Tahoe	$3,124,306
212	Riverside County	$30,184,839
257	Sacramento Valley	$36,577,914
105	San Bernardino County	$20,405,215
182	San Diego County	$40,400,945
278	San Francisco East Bay	$29,560,126
71	San Francisco North Bay	$4,203,362
220	San Francisco South Bay	$32,380,015
236	San Francisco West Bay	$25,764,962
123	Southern Idaho	$16,593,908
72	Southwestern Utah	$14,030,140
165	Tucson Metro	$21,131,901
109	Ventura County	$5,054,533
270	Wasatch Front	$45,739,996
169	Western Montana	$22,028,446
45	Western Slope	$7,737,314