Oldest Americans Hold 26% of Real Estate Wealth
Seattle, WA, March 18, 2026—The oldest Americans held 26% of America’s $48 trillion in real estate wealth as of Q3 2025, the most recent period for which data is available, reports Redfin.
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January Housing Starts Rose 7.2% from Dec., Up 9.5% YOY
Washington, DC, March 17, 2026—Privately-owned housing starts in January were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,487,000, 7.2% above the revised December estimate of 1,387,000 and 9.5% above the January 2025 rate of 1,358,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Pending Home Sales Up 1.8% in February
Washington, D.C., March 17, 2026—Pending home sales in February increased by 1.8% from the prior month and declined 0.8% year over year, according to the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales report.
MMFA Board of Directors Adds Amorim's Carlos Duarte
Brussels, Belgium, March 17, 2025—The Multilayer Modular Flooring Association (MMFA) has announced the election of Carlos Duarte, global flooring director and executive board member at Amorim Cork Solutions to the MMFA board of directors.
Levi's 4 Floors Named '26 Consumer Choice Award for Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH, March 17, 2026—Levi's 4 Floors has been named the 2026 Consumer Choice Award winner in the Carpet & Flooring Retailer category for Columbus, Ohio.
Builder Confidence Rose 1 Point to 38 in February
Washington, DC, March 16, 2026—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes rose one point to 38 in March, following a revised upward one-point revision in February, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
U.S. Renters Face Affordability Challenges
Cambridge, MA, March 16, 2026—Despite a recent softening in rents for new leases and a cooling construction pipeline, rental housing in the U.S. remains unaffordable for households across the income spectrum, according to America’s Rental Housing 2026, a new report being released by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Industrial Production Rose 0.2% in February
Washington, DC, March 16, 2026—Industrial production (IP) increased 0.2% in February after moving up 0.7% in January, according to the Federal Reserve.
Construction Job Openings at 231,000 in January
Washington, DC, March 16, 2026—The construction industry had 231,000 job openings on the last day of January, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
Q4 2025 GDP Revised Down to 0.7% in Second Estimate
Washington, DC, March 13, 2026—Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.7% in Q4 2025 (October, November, and December), according to the second estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.