Pending Home Sales Rose 0.5% in December
Washington, DC, January 31, 2018—The Pending Home Sales Index moved higher 0.5% to 110.1 in December from an upwardly revised 109.6 in November, according to the National Association of Realtors.
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International Design Guild Holding Summit in Las Vegas
Manchester, NH, January 31, 2018—International Design Guild (IDG), the luxury division of CCA Global Partners, is holding its 2018 IDG Summit at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
BASF Starting Construction on MDI Synthesis Unit in Louisiana
Ludwigshafen, DE and Geismar, LA, January 31, 2018—BASF will start the construction of a new methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) synthesis unit at the company’s Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana, in early Q2 2018.
Nora Makes Third Donation to St. Jude
Salem, NH, January 31, 2018—Nora Systems and its employees recently made a third donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Surfaces Kicks Off Today
Las Vegas, NV, January 30, 2018—The International Surface Event (Surfaces) kicks off today at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.
PulteGroup Saw Revenue Rise but Income Fall YOY in Q4
Atlanta, GA, January 30, 2018—PulteGroup reported net income was $77 million for Q4 2017, compared to $273 million in Q4 2016.
Airbase Named U.S. Floors' Mid-Atlantic Partner of the Year
Las Vegas, NV, January 30, 2018—Airbase has been named U.S. Floors' mid-Atlantic region partner of the year.
Home Prices Rose 6.2% in November
New York, NY, January 30, 2018—The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported a 6.2% annual gain in November, up from 6.1% in the previous month.
Future Focus Leaders Award Winners Announced
Chattanooga, TN, January 29, 2018—Floor Focus has announced the winners of its 2018 Future Focus Leaders award, which honors the up-and-coming next generation of talent in the dealer/retailer/contractor segment.
BASF Increasing Prices on Pigments, Dyes & Preparations
Ludwigshafen, DE, January 29, 2018—Effective today, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices for pigments, dyes and preparations by up to 15% percent worldwide.