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Washington, DC, October 19, 2023—Total existing-home waned 2.0% from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.96 million in September, according to the National Association of Realtors. Year-over-year, sales dropped 15.4% (down from 4.68 million in September 2022).
New York, NY, October 19, 2023—In the first eight months of 2023, total U.S. imports of ceramic tile were 125.8 million square meters, a decline of 9.9% from the same period in 2022.
Cambridge, MA, October 19, 2023—Annual spending for improvements and repairs to owner-occupied homes is expected to decrease at a moderate rate over the coming year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Louisville, KY, October 19, 2023—Louisville Tile Distributors, a distributor of ceramic tile and related products, has announced that Walter “Dub” Newell has been appointed to the position of CEO.
Washington, DC, October 19, 2023—In the week ending October 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 198,000, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, October 18, 2023—Privately-owned housing starts in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,358,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced, 7.0% above the revised August estimate of 1,269,000 but 7.2% below the September 2022 rate of 1,463,000.
Washington, DC, October 18, 2023—The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 44.8 for September is the lowest score reported since December 2020 during the height of the pandemic.
Coeur d’Alene, ID, October 18, 2023-The National Floorcovering Alliance fall meeting is underway now in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, running through October 20.
San Antonio, TX, October 18, 2023—The FEI Group meeting begins today in San Antonio, Texas, running through October 20.
Baxter, TN, October 18, 2023—Portobello America held a grand opening ceremony yesterday for its new plant in Baxter, Tennessee.