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Mortgage Applications Rose 0.3% in Week Ending November 24

Mortgage Applications Rose 0.3% in Week Ending November 24

Washington, DC, November 29, 2023—Mortgage applications increased 0.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 24, 2023.

Home Prices Rose 3.9% in September, Says Case-Shiller

Home Prices Rose 3.9% in September, Says Case-Shiller

Washington, DC, November 28, 2023-Home prices made a 3.9% annual change in September, up from a 2.5% change in the previous month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions.

Mohawk First to Achieve NALFA Sustainability Certification

Mohawk First to Achieve NALFA Sustainability Certification

Washington DC, November 28, 2023—The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the laminate flooring category, announces that Mohawk Industries has become the first company among its members to achieve LF-02 Sustainability Certification since the standard's creation.

Novalis Utilizes Unilin's FlinTile Technology

Novalis Utilizes Unilin's FlinTile Technology

Waregem, Belgium, November 28, 2023-Unilin Technologies announced that Novalis, a manufacturer of resilient flooring products, adopts the FlinTile technology on its new resilient flooring ranges.

October New Home Sales Down 5.6% from Sept. but Up 17.7% YOY

October New Home Sales Down 5.6% from Sept. but Up 17.7% YOY

Washington, DC, November 27, 2023—Sales of new single-family houses in October 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 679,000, according to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 5.6% below the revised September rate of 719,000 but 17.7% above the October 2022 estimate of 577,000.