Builders working across the Southeast are continuing to experience robust contracting opportunities in a broad range of markets, with most project sectors showing steady growth. More than a year into the new presidential administration, some Southeast contractors are starting to see impacts from a “Trump effect” related to reduced corporate taxes and trade policies. But that effect appears to be building on top of market fundamentals that continue to support ongoing construction and development activity across the region.
“Overall, the Southeast is extremely strong in most geographies and most product types,” says Mark Whitson, Southeast regional leader for DPR Construction in Raleigh-Durham. On a state-by-state basis, Whitson noted that metropolitan areas throughout Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia and Tennessee especially stand out in terms of contracting activity.