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been spent through July 21 for this year.
Burke points out that construction costs listed in the building reports can be deceiving. The costs given by the Building Office are estimates and, even though they are close to actual costs, tend to be low. He also pointed out that while other states issue permits by construction costs, Virginia issues permits by square footage costs. Despite the low estimates, construction costs are still expected to be higher in 1999 than in 1998.
This year started out fairly quiet for new homes. Things really picked up in May, however, and haven’t let up. There are a number of possible factors involved. But Burke speculates that one of the main
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