Bottom Line:   Construction spending rose more than expected in May, and there were positive revisions to prior data. While these data are lagged and prone to revision, the trend improved notably late in the 1st Quarter and into the 2nd....

Bottom Line:   Construction spending rose more than expected in April, and there were positive revisions to prior data. While these data are lagged and prone to revision, the trends were improving late in the 1st Quarter and into the 2nd....

Bottom Line:   Construction spending rose more than expected in March, but there were negative revisions to prior data, and trends remained firmly lower. While these data are lagged and prone to revision, the trends remain clear. Residential spending showed no...

Is construction ebbing or flowing? It depends. Commercial construction spending was down in March. Yet, architecture backlogs are full. Community financial institutions having construction loans in their portfolios will need to firm up risk mitigation, as they closely watch economic indicators. Here are three reminders to lower the risk with these loans in your portfolio.