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Washington, DC, March 18, 2025-Privately-owned housing starts in February were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,501,000, 11.2% above the revised January estimate of 1,350,000 but 2.9% below the February 2024 rate of 1,546,000.
Jackson, MS, March 18, 2025-The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) announces the latest group of elite contractors achieving Five-Star Accreditation, a distinction that sets the highest standard for professionalism, craftsmanship and industry expertise in the tile industry.
Washington, DC, March 18, 2025-U.S. import prices increased 0.4% in February following a 0.4% advance in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Washington, DC, March 18, 2025—Industrial production (IP) increased 0.7% in February after moving up 0.3% in January, according to the Federal Reserve.
Atlanta, GA, March 18, 2025-Jana Kanyadan, former global chief information officer of Mohawk Industries, has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for defrauding Mohawk.
New York, NY, March 18, 2025-Nemo Tile + Stone has named Ron Silano as president of the Nemo Tile and Stone Division.
Indianapolis, IN, March 18, 2025-The Blakley Corporation, a diversified construction services company in Indianapolis, Indiana, has hired Harry Tishler to head its residential flooring group which includes retail, multi-family housing and builder sales.
Washington, DC, March 17, 2025—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 39 in March, down three points from February and the lowest level in seven months, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Washington, DC, March 17, 2025-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February 2025 were $722.7 billion, up 0.2% from the previous month and up 3.1% from February 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, March 17, 2025—The U.S. Black homeownership rate experienced the greatest year-over-year increase in 2023 among racial groups, yet it still falls significantly behind the White homeownership rate, according to the National Association of Realtors 2025 Snapshot of Race and Home Buying in America.