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Mortgage Applications Jump 29.7% in Week Ending September 12

Washington, DC, September 17, 2025-Mortgage applications increased 29.7% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 12, 2025.

Housing Starts Declined 8.5% in August

Washington, DC, September 17, 2025-- Privately-owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,307,000, 8.5% below the revised July estimate of 1,429,000 and 6.0% below the August 2024 rate of 1,391,000, according to the U.S Census Bureau.

NFA Honors Bill Waters & Ann McDermott at Fall Meeting

Anchorage, AK, September 17, 2025-At its fall meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, the National Floorcovering Alliance honored The Dixie Group’s Bill Waters, regional vice president-central U.S., and Ann McDermott, vice president of national accounts for Shaw, upon their retirements.

Top 10% of Americans Accounted for Almost 50% of Spending in Q2

Chicago, IL, September 17, 2025—"The U.S. economy is running more and more on luxury fuel—the spending power of the wealthy,” reports News Nation.

Builder Confidence Flat at 32 in September

Washington, DC, September 16, 2025—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 32 in September, unchanged from the August reading, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

Construction Backlog Declined from 8.8 to 8.5 Months in August

Washington, DC, September 16, 2025—The Construction Backlog Indicator fell from 8.8 months in July to 8.5 months in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) member survey conducted August 20 to September 3.

Retail Sales Rose 0.6% in August

Washington, DC, September 16, 2025—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for August 2025 were $732.0 billion, up 0.6% from the previous month, and up 5.0% from August 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Industrial Production Inched up 0.1% in August

Washington, DC, September 16, 2025—Industrial production (IP) ticked up 0.1% in August after decreasing 0.4% in July, according to the Federal Reserve.

Import and Export Prices Rose 0.3% in August

Washington, DC, September 16, 2025—U.S. import prices advanced 0.3% in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, following a 0.2% increase in July.

Floor Trends & Installation to Close After September Digital Issue

Birmingham, MI, September 16-Floor Trends & Installation, a long-standing trade publication serving the flooring industry, announced that it will cease operations after its September 2025 issue.

Value of U.S. Housing Market Reaches $55 Trillion

Seattle, WA, September 15, 2025—America's homes are now worth a record $55.1 trillion, a massive $20 trillion jump since the eve of the pandemic, according to a new Zillow analysis.

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