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12580 Real Estate Editor For Immediate Release

New York, New York -- McGraw Hill Construction today reported on August contracts for future construction in the metropolitan statistical area of Baltimore-Towson, consisting of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard and Queen Annes in Maryland. An authority on the construction market, the firm produces Dodge Reports and Sweets Catalog Files. According to the Research and Analytics unit of McGraw Hill Construction, the latest month's construction activity followed this pattern:

2013 Nonresidential Residential TOTAL BUILDING $85,584,000 $94,388,000 $179,972,000

2012 $60,405,000 $64,947,000 $125,352,000

Percent Change 42 45 44

For the year-to-date on a cumulative basis, the totals are: 2013 Nonresidential $2,435,990,000 Residential $980,225,000 2012 $1,024,089,000 $897,300,000 $1,921,389,000 Percent Change +++ 9 78

TOTAL BUILDING $3,416,215,000

-Nonresidential buildings include commercial, manufacturing, educational, religious, administrative, recreational, hotel, dormitory and other buildings. -Residential buildings include one and two family houses and apartments.

September 26, 2013

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MD Real Estate Editor For Immediate Release

New York, New York -- McGraw Hill Construction today reported on August contracts for future construction in the state of Maryland. An authority on the construction market, the firm produces Dodge Reports and Sweets Catalog Files. According to the Research and Analytics unit of McGraw Hill Construction, the latest month's construction activity followed this pattern:
2013 Nonresidential Residential Nonbuilding TOTAL CONSTRUCTION $254,192,000 $255,566,000 $244,692,000 $754,450,000 2012 $275,299,000 $201,064,000 $193,563,000 $669,926,000 Percent Change -8 27 26 13

For the year-to-date on a cumulative basis, the totals are: 2013 Nonresidential Residential Nonbuilding TOTAL CONSTRUCTION $3,732,738,000 $2,556,451,000 $1,093,014,000 $7,382,203,000 2012 $2,087,410,000 $1,996,758,000 $1,276,345,000 $5,360,513,000 Percent Change 79 28 -14 +++ 38

-Nonresidential buildings include commercial, manufacturing, educational, religious, administrative, recreational, hotel, dormitory and other buildings. -Residential buildings include one and two family houses and apartments. -Nonbuilding construction includes streets and highways, bridges, dams and reservoirs, river and harbor developments, sewage and water supply systems, missile and space facilities, airports, utilities and communication systems.

September 26, 2013