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Washington, DC, October 1, 2025—Mortgage applications decreased 12.7% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 26, 2025.
Washington, DC, October 1, 2025-"U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was slapping 10% tariffs on imported timber and lumber and 25% duties on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered furniture, continuing his tariff assault on global trading partners,” reports Reuters.
New York, NY, October 1, 2025—Boutique Design New York (BDNY), the trade fair and conference for the boutique hospitality design community, returns to the Jacob K. Javits Center on November 9 and 10.
Atlanta, GA, October 1, 2025-Floor & Decor is in the process of opening four new additional locations with its current count standing at 257.
Tempe, AZ, October 1, 2025—The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 49.1% in September, a 0.4-percentage point increase compared to the reading of 48.7% recorded in August, say the nation's supply executives in the latest ISM Manufacturing PMI Report.
Washington, DC, October 1, 2025-The construction industry had 188,000 job openings on the last day of August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
New York, NY, September 30, 2025—Home prices made a 1.7% annual gain for July, down from a 1.9% rise in the previous month, reports the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions.
Woburn, MA, September 30, 2025-Randy Weis has been named the executive director of the Northeast Flooring Contractor’s Association, slated to start October 1.
New York, NY, September 30, 2025-YahooLife asked designers to shed light on 2026 design trends.
Washington, DC, September 30, 2025—The number of job openings was unchanged at 7.2 million in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.