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Washington, DC, November 26, 2019—Sales of new single-family houses in October 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 733,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a 0.7% below the revised September rate of 738,000, but is 31.6% above the October 2018 estimate of 557,000.
New York, NY, November 26, 2019—Home prices made a 3.2% annual gain in September, up from 3.1% in the previous month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions.
Los Angeles, CA, November 26, 2019—Emser Tile has opened its 76th branch in North America.
Gloucestershire, UK, November 25, 2019-- Scanalytics and Iobac are pleased to announce the formation of a strategic alliance intended to accelerate the synergy between their complementary technologies for the sensored flooring market.
Hazlehurst, GA, November 25, 2019-Beasley Flooring Products and Mohawk Industries have entered into a letter of intent pursuant to which Beasley Flooring will purchase the Melbourne, Arkansas flooring manufacturing operations of Mohawk Industries subject to customary terms and conditions.
Shanghai, China, November 25, 2019—The 22nd edition of Domotex Asia/Chinafloor launches the first Southeast Asian Business Hub, an area showcasing resilient and wood flooring exhibitors with production facilities in the Southeast Asian region.
Ann Arbor, MI, November 22, 2019—Consumer sentiment rose 1.4% to 96.8 in November, from October’s 95.5 rate, according to final results from the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers.
Washington, DC, November 22, 2019-Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing weakened slightly in Q3, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
Chicago, IL, November 22, 2019-Hannover Fairs USA (HFUSA), the organizer of Domotex USA, has announced that for the second year in a row the National Association of the Remodeling Industry Atlanta Chapter (NARI Atlanta) has entered into a partnership with HFUSA for the Domotex USA trade show.
Atlanta, GA, November 22, 2019—At Greenbuild International Conference and Expo held in Atlanta, Georgia, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced LEED Positive—a vision statement and LEED development roadmap that will lay the foundation for a future of LEED that is regenerative.