ConDig (24-Oct-17). New home sales in the US are set to grow 5-10% over last year’s levels amid strong demand, historically low interest rates and growth in first-time buyers entering the market, according to US…
ConDig (18-Oct-17). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has hit the owner of New Jersey-based contractor DH Construction LLC with a fine of $191,215 for scaffold violations at a site in Philadelphia. OSHA said…
ConDig (17-Oct-17). Confidence among US homebuilders shot back up in October to reach a 6-month high after sentiment in the market crumbled last month following the impact of two major hurricanes. The National Association of…
ConDig (03-Oct-17). Lennar Corp posted a 5.6% hike in profit in the third quarter as revenues at the US homebuilder were boosted by higher home sales and prices. Despite being impacted by the recent hurricanes…
ConDig (28-Sept-17). The New York City Council has given the thumbs up to a construction safety bill that will require workers to undergo at least 40 hours of safety training over the next one to…
ConDig (27-Sept-17). Leaders of the US construction industry have given a tentative thumbs up to plans by President Donald Trump to initiate sweeping changes to the country’s tax code, including lowering individual and corporate taxes. Under…
ConDig (26-Sept-17). US homebuilder D.R. Horton has slashed its cash flow from operations forecast by 50% for fiscal 2017 due to building delays after two major hurricanes struck the US this month. For its fiscal…
ConDig (19-Sept-17). Construction of new homes in the US crumbled for a second straight month in August as a lingering weakness in the volatile multifamily home sector outweighed a rise in single-family home starts. Housing…
ConDig (30Aug-17). Over two thirds of contractors in the US are struggling to find qualified craft workers to fill hourly positions, according to a survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and engineering and…
ConDig (11-Aug-17). The Construction Safety Advisory Committee of New York (CSACNY) has blasted what it describes as the “rampant” use of fraudulent safety training cards that are putting construction workers at risk of injury and…