Around here (SW Fla) the work seems to be in the HOAs and other established communities doing renovation and repair.
New construction is pretty much dead. 1&2 family ground to a halt a year or two ago and commercial is really winding down.
The guys who are working are serving those who now realize they will be living in their current homes for a while and want to fix them up.
A lot of the older HOAs that have a stable ownership are still doing OK money wise and their members want to spruce the place up for the same reason. They know they aren't going anywhere.
It isn't like new construction in the boom but it is better than mowing lawns.
Heck, that's what I'm best at. I'll do new construction but it just seems like the lowest bidder always gets the job and even then it's not even worth the headaches at such a low profit margin. I'm about to go out on my own and I don't think I'll be doing much new construction because of the "lowest bid" mentality that's out there. Old is what I love doing so it's good to hear people are spending on capital improvements.
