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New York, NY, January 21, 2022—U.S. home sales surged to a 15-year high in 2021, powered by low borrowing rates and an intense buyer demand that are expected to keep the market hot during the first months of 2022, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Chicago, IL, January 21, 2022-Gerflor USA-a global producer of resilient flooring for residential, commercial, transport, and sport environments-announced that it would begin producing rigid core products domestically in late 2022.
Cambridge, MA, January 21, 2022-Rental housing demand came roaring back in the second year of the pandemic, reducing vacancy rates and driving up rents, according to America’s Rental Housing 2022, a new report released by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.
Dalton, GA, January 21, 2022—Last week, the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) celebrated a significant milestone in its efforts to spread awareness, recruit, and scholarship training for flooring craftsmen.
Flowood, MS, January 21, 2022—The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) has announced that as an added member benefit, all main contractor account holders will now have free access to NTCA University.
Washington, DC, January 20, 2022—Total existing-home sales dropped 4.6% from November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.18 million in December, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Cambridge, MA, January 20, 2022—Spending for home improvements and repairs is expected to expand at a stronger pace in 2022, but signs point to some easing of growth by year end, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
New York, NY, January 20, 2022—This should be a great year for U.S. home builders. Convincing investors of that might take time, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Lancaster, PA, January 20, 2022-Television host Mark Bowe, whose show Barnwood Builders is currently on the Magnolia Network, will appear February 1 and 2 at the AHF Products Surfaces booth at Surfaces.
Crossville, TN, January 20, 2022—Crossville’s production is running its highest output in several years, five days a week and 24 hours a day.