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Washington, DC, January 2, 2026-Pending home sales in November jumped by 3.3% from the prior month and 2.6% year over year, according to the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Report, released January 29, 2025.
Washington, DC, January 2, 2026-Home prices made a 1.4% annual gain for October, up from a 1.3% rise in the previous month, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions.
Omaha, NE, January 2, 2026-Warren Buffett served his final day as chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway on December 31, closing a nearly 60-year tenure that reshaped the company and influenced generations of investors.
Roselle Park, NJ, January 2, 2026-A six-alarm fire impacted a Roselle Park, New Jersey warehouse owned by Crossfield Products Corp., which produces “a variety of construction coating, overlay, and fluid-applied flooring materials” and a primary supplier of the resin used in terrazzo flooring, reports NJ.com.
Edmonton, WA, January 2, 2026-Reliable Floor Coverings, based in Edmonton, Washington, will close its doors in January, according to My Edmonton News.
Trento, Italy, January 2, 2026-Aquafil Group was awarded the EcoVadis Platinum Medal, one of the highest recognitions for environmental and social responsibility, placing it in the top 1% of more than 150,000 companies evaluated worldwide.
Boston, MA, January 2, 2026-Total construction starts were down 20.5% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.22 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network.
Washington, DC, January 2, 2026—In the week ending December 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 199,000, a decrease of 16,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
2025 wasn’t a collapse for the flooring industry-but it wasn’t the rebound many hoped for either. This year-in-review looks at how tariffs, interest rates and ongoing uncertainty influenced buying decisions, construction activity and consolidation, with a clear-eyed look at what actually moved the market and what could shape 2026.
New York, NY, December 30, 2025-Paul Meberg, owner of Consolidated Flooring from 1991-2021, died on December 27. He was 72.