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Washington, DC, August 19, 2025-Privately-owned housing starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,428,000, 5.2% above the revised June estimate of 1,358,000 and is 12.9% above the July 2024 rate of 1,265,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Atlanta, GA, August 19, 2025-The Home Depot reported sales of $45.3 billion for Q2 2025, up 4.9% from Q2 2024’s $43.2 billion.
Turnhout, Belgium, August 19, 2025—I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, announced the granting of six new digital embossing patents from its long-standing technology partner, Hymmen, across Europe, the United States, China and South Korea
Seattle, WA, August 19, 2025—The median U.S. asking rent rose 1.7% ($30) year over year to $1,790 in July—the largest increase since January 2023, reports Redfin.
Dalton, GA, August 19, 2025—The California Carpet Stewardship Program has funded three new grants for a total of $142,000 to advance innovative recycling and reuse of post-consumer carpet (PCC).
Dalton, GA, August 19, 2025—Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services (FCITS), a certifying body for flooring inspectors, announced its expanded fall training calendar.
Rome, GA, August 18, 2025-Kelly Hudson, founder of Image Carpets, died August 17.
Washington, DC, August 18, 2025-Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 32 in August, down one point from July, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
New York, NY, August 18, 2025-One-third of U.S. economy’s are in recession, one-third are treading water and one-third are expanding, reports Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.
Chattanooga, TN, August 18, 2025-Happy birthday to Mr. Bob Shaw, who turns 94 today.