Ceramic Tile Education Foundation Names Four New Board Members
Pendleton, SC, March 2, 2020—The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation is pleased to announce four new members to its board of directors effective immediately:
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ASID Names Winners of Student Portfolio Competition
New York, NY, March 2, 2020-The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has named the winners of the ASID Student Portfolio Competition as part of SCALE: The ASID National Student Summit.
Purchasing Managers Index Down Slightly to 50.9% in February
Tempe, AZ, March 2, 2020—The February Purchasing Managers Index registered 50.1%, down 0.8 percentage point from the January reading of 50.9%, according to the Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Multifamily Market Confidence Unchanged in Q4
Washington, DC, February 28, 2020-Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing remained unchanged in Q4, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by NAHB.
Consumer Sentiment Rose 7.7% YOY in February
Ann Arbor, MI, February 28, 2020-Consumer sentiment rose 1.2% to 101.0 in February, according to final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Personal Income & Spending Increased in January
Washington, DC, February 28, 2020—Personal income increased $116.5 billion (0.6%) in January, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Zombie Foreclosures Inch Down to 1.5% in Q1
Irvine, CA, February 28, 2020—One-and-a-half percent, or 1.52 million, U.S. single-family homes and condos are vacant, according to ATTOM Data Solutions’ Q1 2020 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report.
Pending Home Sales Rose 5.2% in January
Washington, DC, February 27, 2020-The Pending Home Sales Index grew 5.2% to 108.8 in January, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Q4 2019 GDP Held Steady at 2.1% in Second Estimate
Washington, DC, February 27, 2020-Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.1% in Q4 2019, according to the second estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Toll Brothers Sales Revenues Down 2% YOY in Q1
Horsham, PA, February 27, 2020—Toll Brothers announced that home sales revenues were down 2% in Q1 2020, compared to Q1 2019; home building deliveries increased 5%.