Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real Estate Law Blog
In our latest roundup, Southern California wildfires impact supply chain, higher material prices threaten future project demand, commercial real estate distress strains regional banks, and more!
- Supply chain impacts from the Southern California wildfires have been minimal, however, challenges could come later once people begin to rebuild infrastructure and homes. (Alejandra Carranza, Construction Dive)
- Higher material prices could threaten future demand for projects even before a brewing trade war fully unfolds. (Sebastian Obando, Construction Dive)
- The Trump administration’s recent focus on tariffs and deportations could have an effect on the housing market from construction materials to mortgage rates, and beyond. (Andrew Dehan, Bankrate)
- Climate change could result in $1.47 trillion in net property value losses from rising insurance costs and shifting consumer demand. (Andrew Freedman, Axios)
- U.S. Treasury yields have trended up since late last year, and commercial real estate distress risk is straining regional banks’ balance sheets again. (Yizhu Wang and Neil Callanan, Yahoo)
- The construction industry faces a shifting landscape as the Trump administration sets about reshaping some of the country’s most impactful federal policies. (Julie Strupp and Sebastian Obando, Construction Dive)
- With last year’s market softness, survival is on many apartment executives’ minds in 2025, with many of them calling it a transitional year. (Multifamily Dive)