Can Inflation Factors Help “Average Up” Your Book?
Inflation highlighted a flaw in property valuations. The 20% price increases on home construction are magnified by a 50% error on the base.
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Lumber Costs Have Improved but Demand Is Still High
Although lumber cost and availability has improved we are still seeing high demand and reduced supply, which has impacted prices.
Read MoreOur Perspective on “Runaway Lumber Prices”
This has been a unique time for lumber, however. Call it a perfect storm, as the expression goes, between initial COVID-19 shutdowns, labor shortages, increased renovation and building demand, and tariffs.
Read MoreCannabis Structures Added to Pronto Commercial
Insurance-To-Value in the Commercial Property Market
There are multiple reasons to establish proper Insurance-to-Value for each risk and across the carrier’s entire book. It is as important for commercial insurance as for residential property insurance.
Read MoreGrowth in demand for cold storage warehouses
One segment of industrial warehouse space—cold storage warehouses—continues to grow, driven by several trends.
Read MoreCommercial construction market survey: The most expensive cities
San Francisco replaced New York as the most expensive city worldwide for commercial construction in a survey of 2019 costs.
Read MoreHazardHub introduces ReplacementHub™ property replacement estimations
HazardHub, the nation’s fastest-growing supplier of geospatial risk data, is pleased to announce the introduction of Home Replacement Cost estimates from our award-winning API.
Read MoreConcerns, trends and opportunities in commercial construction for 2019
The commercial and institutional construction market is expected to continue to be busy in 2019, but the profits and size of jobs are not generally anticipated to increase over last year.
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