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• Indiana construction company plans expansion Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 11:55 AM ET

  FORT WAYNE, Ind.-- Construction company Shambaugh& Son plans to expand its Fort Wayne operations by enlarging two facilities and adding workers. It has nearly 1,200 workers in Indiana, including about 525 in Fort Wayne. Company officials say they expect to add about 100 workers in Fort Wayne over the next couple years.

• AV Homes receives $135M investment from TPG Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 10:50 AM ET

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-- AV Homes, which develops adult communities and other properties in Arizona and Florida, said Wednesday that private equity firm TPG is making a $135 million in investment in the company. The firm will own about 42 percent of AV Homes once the transaction closes. Shares of AV Homes Inc. jumped $2.67, or 18.4 percent, to $17.21 in morning trading.

• Early Glance: Construction companies Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 10:32 AM ET

  NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are down at 10 a.m.:. Foster Wheeler fell$. 02 or. 1 percent, to $24.77. Quanta Services Inc. fell$. 03 or. 1 percent, to $27.08.

• Early Glance: Homebuilders companies Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 10:32 AM ET

  DR Horton fell$. 26 or 1.1 percent, to $24.12. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 05 or. 8 percent, to $6.38. Lennar Corp. fell$. 32 or. 8 percent, to $39.00.

• FEATURE-U.S. builders complain they can't find skilled carpenters Wednesday, 19 Jun 2013 | 12:59 AM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 19- Where have all the carpenters gone? "Right now I have framing material sitting on the job site with the foundation on the ground," said Stephen Paul, executive vice president at Mid-Atlantic Builders in Rockville, Maryland. "

• Final Glance: Homebuilders companies Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 6:02 PM ET

  DR Horton rose$. 12 or. 5 percent, to $24.38. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. rose$. 06 or. 9 percent, to $6.43. Pulte Homes Inc. rose$. 07 or. 3 percent, to $21.49.

• Final Glance: Construction companies Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 6:01 PM ET

  Fluor rose$. 97 or 1.6 percent, to $63.28. Foster Wheeler rose$. 72 or 3.0 percent, to $24.79. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 53 or 2.0 percent, to $27.11.

• Midday Glance: Homebuilders companies Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 1:17 PM ET

  DR Horton rose$. 13 or. 5 percent, to $24.39. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 05 or. 8 percent, to $6.32. Lennar Corp. fell$. 33 or. 8 percent, to $38.99.

• Midday Glance: Construction companies Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 1:17 PM ET

  NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are up at 1 p.m.:. Foster Wheeler rose$. 55 or 2.3 percent, to $24.62. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 35 or 1.3 percent, to $26.93.

• Sector Snap: Homebuilders Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 1:01 PM ET

  Some of the largest companies have had some difficulties securing land because of rising demand, and analysts with Citigroup see a healthy rebound ahead.

• Lawsuits filed against Calif.'s Delta Plan Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 10:33 AM ET

  FRESNO, Calif.-- Several opposing groups have filed lawsuits against a broad, long-range plan to manage the ailing Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta that was adopted in May. They follow a lawsuit filed by the Westlands Water District, one of the nation's largest water contractors, at the end of May.

• Early Glance: Homebuilders companies Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 10:21 AM ET

  DR Horton fell$. 25 or 1.0 percent, to $24.02. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. fell$. 10 or 1.6 percent, to $6.27. Lennar Corp. fell$. 75 or 1.9 percent, to $38.57.

• Early Glance: Construction companies Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 10:21 AM ET

  NEW YORK-- Shares of some top construction companies are up at 10 a.m.:. Foster Wheeler rose$. 53 or 2.2 percent, to $24.60. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 09 or. 3 percent, to $26.67.

• U.S. housing starts miss expectations, but overall tone upbeat Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 8:30 AM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 18- U.S. housing starts rose less than expected in May, likely reflecting labor and material constraints, but the overall trend remained consistent with strength in the housing market. The Commerce Department said on Tuesday housing starts rose 6.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 914,000 units.

• China's Urban Hot Spots Look Like Ghost Towns  Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 6:23 AM ET

  

  China has been going through a construction boom, but many of the properties are too expensive for most Chinese to buy, reports CNBC's Eunice Yoon.

• Saudi Prince Eyes World's Big Cities for Mile-High Tower Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 3:30 AM ET

  

  Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is looking at the world's largest cities, as possible locations to build a mile-high skyscraper that would be the world's tallest building by far.

• Saudi prince eyes world's big cities for mile-high tower Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 2:58 AM ET

  DUBAI, June 18- Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal says he is looking at the world's largest cities, including Shanghai, Moscow, London and New York, as possible locations to build a mile-high skyscraper that would be the world's tallest building by far.

• Final Glance: Homebuilders companies Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 6:04 PM ET

  DR Horton rose$. 37 or 1.5 percent, to $24.26. Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. rose$. 09 or 1.4 percent, to $6.37. Lennar Corp. rose$. 29 or. 7 percent, to $39.32.

• Final Glance: Construction companies Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 6:04 PM ET

  Fluor rose $1.31 or 2.1 percent, to $62.31. Foster Wheeler fell$. 02 or. 1 percent, to $24.07. Quanta Services Inc. rose$. 31 or 1.2 percent, to $26.58.

• Homebuilders shares up on sentiment report Monday, 17 Jun 2013 | 4:51 PM ET

  Homebuilder stocks improved modestly Monday following an upbeat industry sentiment report. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index released Monday showed that, for the first time in seven years, most U.S. homebuilders are optimistic about home sales.