ConDig (08-Jun-17). Residential developer Forestar Group said that an unsolicited bid for a majority stake in the Austin, Texas-based company tabled by homebuilder D.R. Horton could lead to a deal that is superior to its…
ConDig (07-Jun-17). President Donald Trump outlined plans on Wednesday to drastically cut the construction permitting process and roll back burdensome regulations as part of a $1 trillion investment proposal to rebuild the country’s infrastructure. Under…
ConDig (06-Jun-17). Fort Worth, Texas-based homebuilder D.R. Horton has tabled a $520 million bid for a 75% stake in residential developer Forestar Group. The move by the biggest homebuilder in the US has trumped an…
ConDig (02-Jun-17). The US construction industry added 11,000 jobs in May from the month prior and continues to test its highest level in more than nine years as business activity across the sector remains at…
ConDig (01-Jun-17). US construction spending continued to crumble in April, with latest figures from the US Commerce Department showing a 1.4% drop as investment in both private and public projects dried up. Spending in April…
ConDig (26-May-17). SLCE Architects has settled a federal civil rights lawsuit following claims of discriminating against disabled people by failing to include sufficient access in the design of a 27-story rental building in New York’s…
ConDig (25-May-17). Confidence in the apartment and condominium market tumbled in the first quarter of this year as building production eases in response to high levels of supply in many areas of the country and…
ConDig (23-May-17). Profit at US luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc surged 40% in its fiscal second quarter as robust home sales and orders helped underpin a 22% rise in revenue. Horsham, Pennsylvania-based Toll Brothers booked…
ConDig (19-May-17). A softer-than-expected first quarter has forced ConstructConnect to lower its full-year construction starts forecast to 4.8% growth from 7.4% previously. The Cincinnati-based company also lowered its forecast for next year to 6%…
ConDig (18-May-17). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has delayed the filing deadline for the proposed electronic record keeping rule in order to give employers more time to comply. The agency had originally set…