ATLANTA—There's more than one way to measure the constructionindustry's return. One way is to explore a lender's constructionloan administration assignments.

Gauging by Trimont Real Estate's pipeline, thereturn is real. Trimont is reporting a 12.9% increase over the past18 months. The company says these numbers reflect an hike inconstruction activity nationwide.

“As development continues to accelerate in urban and suburbanclusters, we're seeing ample opportunities for major markets suchas New York, Los Angeles, Houston, and Atlanta,” GregWinchester, principal at Trimont, tells GlobeSt.com. “Weexpect this growth to continue trending strongly upward in thecoming year.”

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