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New York, NY, December 22, 2025—"Mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest level in a year, but millions of homeowners are still locked into ultralow mortgage rates they don’t want to give up,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Dalton, Georgia, December 20, 2025—Shaw Industries has developed a new testing methodology designed to detect perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in manufacturing materials, after determining that existing testing protocols were insufficient for many non-drinking-water-based inputs.
Jackson, MS, December 20, 2025-The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) Trainer Team is holding 21 free workshops and six regional training sessions in January geared toward installers, tile setters and contractors with essential skills and knowledge.
Washington, DC, December 19, 2025—Existing-home sales increased by 0.5% in November to 4.13 million, according to the National Association of Realtors Existing-Home Sales Report.
Ann Arbor, MI, December 19, 2025—Consumer sentiment rose 3.7% to 52.9 in December, according to final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Healdsburg, CA, December 19, 2025—The Tile Heritage Foundation (THF) has invited four additional tile industry leaders to join its board.
Washington, DC, December 19, 2025-The national September 2025 not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rate was 3.8%, a 0.1% increase from September 2024, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors.
New Orleans, LA, December 19, 2025-Mannington Mills has been named the recipient of the 2025 Social Impact Award by the Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC).
Washington, DC, December 18, 2025-"Consumer prices rose 2.7% in November from a year earlier, according to a delayed government report, slowing from 3% in September,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, December 18, 2025-The National Association of Realtors (NAR) anticipates existing-home sales will rise by 14% in 2026.