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Construction Industry in Spain Report - Key Trends and Opportunities 2013-2016
M2 - Tue Jul 09, 9:27AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s4x3rh/construction_in) has announced the addition of the "Construction in Spain - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2016" report to their offering. During 2000-2007, the Spanish economy recorded an average annual growth rate of 3.8%, which can be attributed to growth in the Spanish construction industry. Factors such as low mortgage rates and investment by domestic as well as foreign investors helped drive the construction industry. Owning a home has become a part of the Spanish psyche and the ratio of owner occupied housing units to total residential units (house ownership) in Spain is over 80%. As the global economic crisis became more prevalent, the construction industry was severely impacted. Uncertain economic scenarios started dampening consumer sentiment causing a decline in investment from foreign countries in real estate property. Unemployment increased rapidly and many households found it difficult to repay their mortgages, impacting
Analyzing the European Construction Industry 2013
M2 - Wed Jan 30, 4:52AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2v8dr6/analyzing_the) has announced the addition of the "Analyzing the European Construction Industry" report to their offering. The construction industry is generally considered as being the world's largest industrial employer. Estimates of its size and importance necessarily vary from country to country. Construction is an important sector of the European industry, highly fragmented, and involves a majority of SMEs. The Construction industry is project centered and characterized by short-term partnering between non co-located teams with varying levels of process maturity and information and communication technologies' capability. The industry is known for its conservative culture with a relatively high resistance to change. Although the larger industry players at the management level undertake construction internationally, the vast majority of work is done by local or national SMEs, often also under local building regulations and standards