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Washington, DC, September 7, 2006--Home sales during the rest of the year will be lower than earlier projections as the market works its way through an inventory and price imbalance, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Atlanta, GA, September 6, 2006--Home Depot expects growth in its average purchase to slow as customers pressed by higher interest rates take on fewer costly projects such as kitchen renovations, the company's finance chief said on Wednesday.
Dalton, GA, September 1, 2006--Oriental Weavers North America promoted Jonathan Witt to executive vice president of marketing.
Washington, DC, August 30, 2006--Core U.S. consumer prices rose a less-than-expected 0.1 percent in July, but the year-on-year rate of nonfood, nonenergy inflation remained at 2.4 percent.
Dalton, GA, August 25, 2006--Following the company’s announcement in June of 2005, Shaw has revised its residential carpet warranties to require the use of CRI Seal of Approval products for carpet cleaning supplies and equipment for carpet manufactured a
Washington, DC, August 23, 2006--Existing-home sales were down in July, while home prices in many areas are slightly below year-ago levels, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Washington, DC, August 22, 2006--Builder confidence in the condominium housing market weakened significantly in the second quarter of 2006, as sales continued to retreat from the record-high levels seen last year.
Baar, Switzerland, August 22, 2006--Forbo increased its sales in the first half of 2006 by 12.5% to CHF 933.1 million (US$759.7M).
Washington, DC, August 18, 2006-- Worries about inflation pushed U.S. consumer sentiment in early August to the lowest level since October, according to media reports of proprietary research from the University of Michigan.
Dalton, GA, August 16, 2006--David Duncan has been promoted to vice president of marketing for Mohawk Residential, according to Tom Lape, president of Mohawk Residential Flooring.