Construction and Real Estate

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Mexico’s housing market maintained growth momentum in 2018 amid the central bank’s decision to hike its key rate twice during the year to 7.75% – the highest rate in more than nine years. Growth was partly fuelled by better economic conditions and ...

The construction industry remained on a strong growth path in 2018, aided by Indonesia’s expansionary budget and President Widodo’s infrastructure development agenda. In the year, infrastructure spending under the annual state budget edged up 5.8% to...

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The growth of India’s construction industry picked up again in 2017, with transportation infrastructure development driving the stronger growth. Under the 2017 integrated budget, the government allocated INR3,961 billion in public funds to new ...

After several years of political and economic turmoil, Brazil’s residential real estate sector made a comeback in 2018. Rising demand was fuelled by falling residential property prices and improved growth prospects. According to the FipeZap Index, ...

After modest gains three years in a row, turnover growth of the construction industry accelerated in 2017. Strong economic growth (3.1% year-on-year) and growing foreign investment, coupled with a surge in residential property transactions on the ...

Following a 2-year recession, the construction industry started to show signs of recovery, registering a moderate revenue growth primarily due recovered business and government spending. Moderate economic growth, supported by higher oil prices and ...

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Despite changes in mortgage regulations and rising interest rates, growth of the country’s real estate industry picked up pace in 2017, underlying positive economic fundamentals such as income and population gains. According to the Canadian Real ...

Italy’s construction sector entered positive growth territory in 2017. Commercial and industrial construction generated much of the gain in the year, with the useful floor area in new non-residential building permits surging by 29% year on-year to ...