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Washington, DC, August 25, 2025-Sales of new single-family houses in July 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 652,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 0.6% below the June 2025 rate of 656,000 and 8.2% below the July 2024 rate of 710,000.
Malmö, Sweden, August 25, 2025—Kährs' Q2 2025 sales were $53.4 million, which was a decrease of 24% from $70.5 million in Q2 2024.
New York, NY, August 25, 2025—The percentage of homeowners completing home improvement projects has risen in the past few years, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Sterling, VA, August 22, 2025-"On August 12, President Trump signed an executive order that will hold the U.S. reciprocal tariff rate on Chinese imports at 10% through November 10, while negotiations continue,” reports Decorative Hardwoods Association.
Dalton, GA, August 22, 2025-The Dixie Group released the following price increase statement,
Englewood, CO, August 22, 2025—Bona—a global, family-owned company that supplies products for installing, renovating, maintaining and restoring premium floors—has opened a Bona Regional Training Center in Rancho Cordova, California.
Ringgold, GA, August 22, 2025—Marie Ume Moore, 47, director of design for Engineered Floors, died August 8.
Mountville, PA, August 20, 2025-In a strategic move to streamline operations and strengthen its long-term position in the flooring market, AHF Products, a U.S. manufacturer of hard surface flooring products, announced it will wind down production at its Somerset, Kentucky facility by December 12, 2025.
Washington, DC, August 21, 2025—Existing-home sales increased by 2.0% in July, according to the National Association of Realtors Existing-Home Sales Report.
Boston, MA, August 22, 2025—Total construction starts were down 10.2% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.19 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network.