{"id":12091,"date":"2024-12-19T19:01:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T19:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/?p=12091"},"modified":"2024-12-19T19:01:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T19:01:41","slug":"construction-market-trends-for-november-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/construction-market-trends-for-november-2024","title":{"rendered":"Construction Market Trends for November 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>New construction activity for the US dropped in November (-5.52%), however it was not as much of a drop as it was last year, with Nov 2023 coming in at a -7.3% decrease.\u00a0 A small decrease is expected in December. Alteration activity saw a similar decrease in November over October (-5.33%). Year-over-year alteration performance was static, with no change over last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November.001-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November.001-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November.001-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November.001-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November.001-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November.001.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November2.001-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November2.001-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November2.001-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November2.001-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November2.001-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November2.001.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Regionally, all regions saw a decrease, as expected, with the Northeast seeing the smallest decrease (-2.67%), followed by Pacific (-3.42%), Southeast (-3.95%), Southwest (-5.56%), and the Midwest (-6.03%) having the largest decrease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November3.001-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November3.001-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November3.001-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November3.001-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November3.001-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November3.001.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November4.001-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November4.001-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November4.001-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November4.001-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November4.001-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November4.001.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For alteration activity by region, similarly all of them had a decrease in November. The smallest decrease was in the Pacific (-2.27%), followed by the Northeast (3.58%), Southeast (-5.18%), Southwest (5.28%), and the Midwest (-8.02%) also having the largest decrease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For MEP: Mechanical (+2.87%) and plumbing (+2.12%) showed year-over-year improvement, while electrical (-2.35%) showed negative year-over-year growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November5.001-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November5.001-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November5.001-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November5.001-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November5.001-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November5.001.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Permit activity for ADUs remains mostly static from July through to November 2024, with year-over-year growth rates remaining positive at 21.15%. However, compared to previous months, the rate of growth is slowly declining. For reference, year-over-year growth was 46% and 40% in June and July, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solar installation activity had a small decrease in November over October (-5.71%), and year-over-year growth is also coming in lower (-10.47%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November.001-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November.001-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November.001-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November.001-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November.001-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/6Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November.001.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November7.001-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November7.001-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November7.001-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November7.001-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November7.001-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Monthly-Construction-Update-for-November7.001.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-black-background-color has-background-dim\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-12016\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Microsite-Visual-1.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Microsite-Visual-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Microsite-Visual-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Microsite-Visual-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Microsite-Visual-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Microsite-Visual-1-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Get access to the country\u2019s most comprehensive database of building permit data<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-25 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buildzoom.com\/data\" style=\"border-radius:5px;background-color:#0b64c6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get Started<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New construction activity for the US dropped in November (-5.52%), however it was not as much of a drop as it was last year, with Nov 2023 coming in at a -7.3% decrease.\u00a0 A small decrease is expected in December. 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