ConDig (17-Apr-18). Construction of new homes in the US shot up 5% to hit a near 11-year high in May as single-family and multifamily sector starts jumped higher, but building permits fell, according to latest…
ConDig (18-Jun-18). Despite robust demand levels, US homebuilder confidence unexpectedly dropped in June in the wake of higher lumber costs following the roll out of tariffs on Canadian imports. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells…
ConDig (14-Jun-18). Construction costs are poised to rise further as tariffs on steel and aluminum are set to take effect, with the cost of goods used in construction surging in May at the fastest year-over-year…
ConDig (15-May-18). Confidence among US homebuilders continued to grow in May amid robust demand for single-family homes and tight supply. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for newly-built single-family homes…
ConDig (11-May-18). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has started enforcing elements of its final rule on beryllium regulations on construction sites as of today (May 11), but plans to delay enforcement of certain…
ConDig (23-Apr-18). Construction starts in the US shot up 11% in March from the month prior to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $785.2 billion as a pick up in public works offset a slight…
ConDig (17-Apr-18). Construction of new homes in the US shot up 1.9% in March as a surge in the multifamily housing sector offset lingering weakness in single-family home construction. The uptick pushed the seasonally adjusted…
ConDig (03-Apr-18). A total of 11 Florida-based roofing contractors have been forced to pay $239,893 in back wages to 259 employees following violations of the overtime and recordkeeping standards in the aftermath of the Hurricane…
ConDig (03-Apr-18). US construction spending nudged 0.1% higher in February compared with the month prior as rises in the residential and private sectors was offset by falls in public and federal spending, according to latest…
ConDig (28-Mar-18). A Milford, Massachusetts-based roofing contractor has been fined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for fall violations on a site in Nashua, New Hampshire. Guallpa Contracting Corp is facing fines of…