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Washington, DC, June 24, 2022—Sales of new single-family houses in May 2022 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 696,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10.7% above the revised April rate of 629,000 but 5.9% below the May 2021 estimate of 740,000.
Ann Arbor, MI, June 24, 2022—Consumer sentiment declined 14.4% in June to 50.0, according to final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Dalton, GA, June 23, 2022-Shaw and Mohawk have both announced price increases.
Washington, DC, June 23, 2022-In the week ending June 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 229,000, a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
New York, NY, June 23, 2022-Material Bank, the overnight sample distribution company for architectural, design, and construction materials, announces the acquisition of Architizer.
Cambridge, MA, June 23, 2022-After a record-shattering year in 2021, the housing market is at an inflection point
Dalton, GA, June 23, 2022-Thomas Coates has been named the new California Carpet Stewardship program director, starting July 5.
Boston, MA, June 23, 2022—Floorcloud, a technology platform developed and tested over the past two years to improve jobsite quality control, has been launched by Construction Connectivity.
Sassuolo, IT, June 23, 2022-A memorandum of understanding was signed today in Munich, Germany between Confindustria Ceramica, the Italian association of ceramic manufacturers, and BKRI, the German association of producers of raw materials for ceramics and industrial minerals (Bundesverband Keramische Rohstoffe und Industrieminerale).
Chicago, IL, June 22, 2022-Last week, thousands of manufacturers, dealers, architects, designers, end-users, design organizations, and media convened at The Mart in Chicago for the 53rd annual NeoCon.