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Washington, DC, December 20, 2017—Total existing-home sales jumped 5.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.81 million in November from an upwardly revised 5.50 million in October, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Miami, FL, December 20, 2017—Tile of Spain, the association of over 125 Spanish tile manufacturers, is forecasting macro trends for 2018 which include: monochromatic colors, planks for wood and beyond, well-loved vintage looks, non rectified edges, encaustic mashups, gauged porcelain (large format thin tile) and thick pavers in porcelain.
Norwalk, CT, December 20, 2017—Aspecta by Metroflor has appointed Spartan Surfaces as its new distributor for New York City and Long Island, Washington, DC, and the mid-Atlantic and Southeastern states, effective January 1, 2018.
Mooresville, NC, October 20, 2017—Lowe’s has announced that Vikram Singh has been named the company’s senior vice president, chief digital officer, effective January 4, 2018.
Massillon, OH, December 20, 2017—Premier Building Solutions has added Michael Kohler as director of technical services to its executive team.
Washington, DC, December 19, 2017— Privately-owned housing starts in November were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,297,000, 3.3% above the revised October estimate of 1,256,000 and 12.9% above the November 2016 rate of 1,149,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced.
Cartersville, GA, December 19, 2017—Eric Scharff has been named vice president of sales for J Mish Mills.
Nashville, TN, December 19, 2015—Cabinets To Go has announced plans to expand flooring operations at its Lawrenceburg, Tennessee manufacturing facility with a $6.5 million investment, reports Woodworking Network.
Oakland, CA, December 19, 2017—The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute’s Fashion Positive Initiative has launched the Innovators Hub, a resource center for the growing circular fashion movement.
New York, NY, December 19, 2017—Ceramics of Italy reports on the top ten tile trends for 2018, following its annual trip to Cersaie.