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• Optimism alive and kicking in construction

  The RICS construction survey for the third quarter of 2009 found confidence over increased workloads returning to the industry for the first time since 2008 Q1. This was despite an overall fall in workload across the industry as a whole and the fact that... Posted Nov 06 2009, 12:04 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: RICS, construction output, optimism, pessimism, Baron Sugar

• CIPS talk of optimism is baffling

  The CIPS appeared to be putting a rather positive spin on its July figures for construction activity on the back of a slowdown in the pace of decline and swelling optimism among its respondents. The press release reads: "Optimism about future activity... Posted Aug 04 2009, 11:43 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: construction output, house building, CIPS, construction orders, economy, optimism, pessimism

• Rightmove figures provide food for thought on house prices

  The latest figures divined from the property website Rightmove show that asking prices fell 0.4% in the month. And at first sight this seem a little at odds with most of the data coming from the housing market of late. There is data to suggest that there... Posted Jun 22 2009, 10:40 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: mortgages, housing market, unemployment, interest rates, optimism, Rightmove, pessimism, death, divorce, debt

• Five reasons why we might be facing the mother of all construction recessions

  It's coming around to the construction forecasting season again and the industry prognosticators will be gathering to discuss the ups and downs of the industry. If I were you, I'd be bracing myself for some pretty savage revisions to what already... Posted Jun 16 2009, 03:50 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: construction industry, construction output, commercial sector, house building, recession, infrastructure, forecasts, pessimism, public spending, 1990s, civils

• And this year's new optimism is...

  Everything becomes this year's new black at some point. Nothing is ever simply itself anymore. That's fine in a postmodern culture of moral relativism that is accepting of a laid back usage of language and grammar. I'm fairly relaxed about... Posted May 15 2009, 05:17 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: optimism, workload, destocking, architects, RIBA, pessimism