The construction market in early 2026 was already being shaped by four compounding forces: a historic copper supply deficit, tariff-driven cost pressure on steel and MEP equipment, extended electrical and HVAC lead times, and growing subcontractor financial stress.
Our latest Interiors Cost Report is here, offering key insights into market trends, pricing stability, and what to expect in the months ahead.
Copper costs are climbing. Labor remains tight. And demand for AI-driven infrastructure is reshaping the supply chain. How have tariffs affected costs?
Our latest Procurement Update breaks down what’s driving these shifts—from copper shortages to rising demand for electrical and HVAC systems across data centers, healthcare, and mission critical projects. Discover how these changes are impacting our industry.
What’s happening with construction costs in 2025? Our latest Interiors Cost Report is here, offering key insights into market trends, pricing stability, and what to expect in the months ahead.
The construction industry is at an interesting inflection point. Tariffs and fluctuating energy prices are beginning to reshape how projects are planned and executed. While some developers are pausing to reconsider projects amid escalating costs, others see opportunity in the shifting landscape.
What’s happening with construction costs in 2025? Our latest Interiors Cost Report is here, offering key insights into market trends, pricing stability, and what to expect in the months ahead.
STOBG actively engages with regional construction professionals to monitor cost and construction trends as they develop and seeks to inform and engage with others in the commercial real estate industry so that we may all better understand the daily reality of our markets.
With a continued choppy economic landscape, geopolitical pressures, and election-year turbulence, the construction industry is experiencing growth in most sectors, leading to a more stabilized and predictable supply chain.
With positive trends emerging during 2023 in tenant interior projects across the nation and the supply chain slowly returning to pre-pandemic normalcy, predicting the median costs of a construction project remain a top priority. Our experts have analyzed real-time data from our own projects to help pinpoint trends in various markets and help look ahead at the future. Read more of these real-time findings in our July 2023 Construction Cost Report.
As supply chain challenges continue to evolve, our team is dedicated to keeping you informed of the latest developments. Read more of their insights in the December Supply Chain Market Update.
The good news? Commercial leases are back on the rise, and the data center and industrial sectors are going strong. The not-as-good news? That means certain materials will continue to have long lead times. Learn more about the state of the global supply chain in our September Supply Chain report.
With positive trends emerging during 2023 in tenant interior projects across the nation and the supply chain slowly returning to pre-pandemic normalcy, predicting the median costs of a construction project remain a top priority. Our experts have analyzed real-time data from our own projects to help pinpoint trends in various markets and help look ahead at the future. Read more of these real-time findings in our July 2023 Construction Cost Report.