Daltile Hosts Statements Program Meetings in Cancun
Dallas, TX, July 26, 2018—Daltile recently hosted a multi-faceted meeting for its Statements Program dealer members at the Ritz-Carlton in Cancun, Mexico.
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New Home Sales Rose 2.4% YOY in June
Washington, DC, July 25, 2018-Sales of new single-family houses in June 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 631,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Coalition Forms to Fight Proposed Tariffs on Chinese Vinyl Flooring
Calhoun, GA, July 24, 2018-A group of vinyl industry representatives are forming a coalition against the implementation of a 10% tariff on certain Chinese imports, including LVT and MLF/WPC, by the Office of the United States Trade Representative; Shaw, Novalis, CFL, Metroflor, the American Chemistry Council and the Vinyl Institute are early members of the group so far.
Tile of Spain Awards 2018 Open for Submissions
Castellón, Spain, July 25, 2018--ASCER (the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association) has announced the seventeenth edition of its Tile of Spain Awards of Architecture, Interior Design and Final Degree Project.
Cersaie Unveils 2018 Edition Theme & Speakers
Bologna, IT, July 25, 2018—The highly topical theme of the architecture of tolerance will be explored in a conference to be held during this year’s Cersaie.
James McFarland Named EVP, Stores by Lowe's
Mooresville, NC, July 25, 2018—Lowe’s announced that Joseph M. McFarland III has been named executive vice president, stores, effective August 15.
China's CFS Building First U.S. Manufacturing Operation in Georgia
Suwanee, GA, July 24, 2018-Complete Flooring Supply Corporation (CFS), a China-based national wholesale supplier for of hard surface flooring in the U.S. and Canada, will invest $30 million in a Gordon County, Georgia manufacturing facility--its first U.S. manufacturing operation.
June's Slumped Housing Sales Indicate Complicated Market, WSJ
New York, NY, July 24, 2018—The combination of low inventory, high interest rates and increased price tags led to a slump in existing home sales in June, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in an article called “Home Sales Extend Slump Despite Economic Strength” by Laura Kusisto and Sharon Nunn.
NeoCon Launches Call for Presentations
Chicago, IL, July 24, 2018--NeoCon is now accepting seminar applications to be considered for NeoCon 2019.
FHFA Home Price Index Inched Up in May
Washington, DC, July 24, 2018-U.S. house prices rose in May, up 0.2% from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI).