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New York, NY, June 28, 2022—Home prices made a 20.4% annual gain in April, down from 20.6% in the previous month, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported.
Lancaster, PA, June 28, 2022-The potential buyer of part or all of Armstrong Flooring is expected to be revealed Wednesday, the same day a bankruptcy judge is set to hear testimony from unions, retirees and creditors trying to stop or change terms of the sale, reports Lancaster Online.
Helsinki, Finland, June 28, 2022-Effective September 26, Emmanuelle Picard will take on the role as executive vice president of the building materials division of Ahlstrom-Munksjö.
Washington, DC, June 27, 2022-The Pending Home Sales Index inched up 0.7% to 99.9 in May, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
Washington, DC, June 27, 2022—New orders for manufactured durable goods in May increased $1.9 billion or 0.7% to $267.2 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Sterling, VA, June 27, 2022—Record-breaking diesel fuel prices are forcing some logging and trucking operations to shut down, reports the Decorative Hardwoods Association.
Henderson, NV, June 27, 2022—Ntgrate premium woven vinyl announces that Hero Flooring has been named the national distributor for its lines in the North American market.
Sterling, VA, June 27, 2022— Despite the Russia-Ukraine war and subsequent tariffs, imports of Russian hardwood plywood grew by 44% in the first four months of this year versus the same period last year, reports the Decorative Hardwoods Association.
Washington, DC, June 24, 2022-The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for May was 53.5, according to a report from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Washington, DC, June 24, 2022—Sales of new single-family houses in May 2022 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 696,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10.7% above the revised April rate of 629,000 but 5.9% below the May 2021 estimate of 740,000.