Residential


Illinois contractor fined for deadly fall hazards

ConDig (17-Jun-24)  An Illinois contractor has been fined $264,407 for exposing workers to deadly fall hazards on a housing project in a Hanover Park subdivision. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said workplace safety…


US construction costs edge higher in April

ConDig (16-May-24).  US construction input prices nudged 0.5% higher in April compared with the month prior amid higher energy costs, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor…


US home sales rise 8.8% in March

ConDig (23-Apr-24).  Sales of new single-family homes surged 8.8% in March to a 693,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate from a downwardly revised reading in February, according to latest figures from the Commerce Department. But new…



Construction spending dips in February

ConDig (02-Apr-23) Construction spending in the US dropped more than expected in February amid high interest rates and companies and the government paring back projects, according latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. Spending on…


Single-family home production rates show signs of life

ConDig (6-Mar–24) Moderating mortgage rates and a lack of existing inventory are breathing life into the single-family home market, according to the latest findings from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Home Building Geography Index…