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Home Prices Rose 18.6% in June, Says Case-Shiller

Home Prices Rose 18.6% in June, Says Case-Shiller

New York, NY, August 31, 2021-Home prices made a 18.6% annual gain in June, up from 16.8% in the previous month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions.

Pending Homes Sales Inched Down 1.8% in July

Pending Homes Sales Inched Down 1.8% in July

Washington, DC, August 30, 2021-The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) declined 1.8% to 110.7 in July, according to the National Association of Realtors. Year-over-year, signings fell 8.5%. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001.

Polycom Offers Alternative Dispersion Coating to Carpet Tile Producers

Polycom Offers Alternative Dispersion Coating to Carpet Tile Producers

Dalton, GA, August 30, 2021 – Polycom, a division of Taylor Adhesives, announced that its EcoBlend water-based, recycled PVB (polyvinyl butyral) dispersion “can replace up to 30% of the VAE precoat (vinyl acetate ethylene emulsion) used primarily by manufacturers in the production of carpet tile.”