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Washington, DC, January 21, 2015--Housing starts rose 4.4% in December to an annualized pace of 1.09, according to Business Insider. This rise exceeds expectations, which were set at a 1.2% rise to an annualized pace of 1.04%.
New York, New York, January 21, 2015--The price of oil rebounded from the biggest drop in a week. This came as the U.S.--the fastest growing producer--slowed drilling as prices reached a 5.5 year low, according to Bloomsberg News.
New York, New York, January 21, 2015--Economists at the International Builders Show reveal that they expect home buying to accelerate in 2015, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Hannover, Germany, January 21, 2015--Domotex 2015, which took place January 17-20, has released numbers from its recent floorcovering trade fair. The event attracted some 40,000 visitors from 100 different countries.
Las Vegas, Nevada, January 21, 2015--The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) have today announced that their shows will co-locate through 2020.
Sugar Valley, Georgia, January 21, 2015--Mohawk Home has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for customer satisfaction by Houzz, a platform for home remodeling and design.
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, January 21, 2015--Preverco has launched a mobile application for the iPad, which, the company hopes, will change the way consumers shop for hardwood.
Cartersville, GA, Jan. 20, 2015 -- Julius Clarence "Bud" Shaw, age 85, founder of Shaw Industries, died Jan. 16.
Washington, DC, Jan. 20, 2015 -- The National Association of Home Builders’ Remodeling Market Index posted a record-high result of 60 in the final quarter of 2014.
Laguna Niguel, CA, Jan. 20, 2015 -- Fuse Alliance, a member-owned organization of professional, commercial flooring contractors, said it has named Geoff Gordon as executive director.