CARE Awards Two Additional Capital Improvement Grants
Dalton, GA, February 25, 2021-CARE's California Carpet Stewardship Program has awarded two additional Capital Improvement Grants under Cycle 4A Round 2, totaling $325,000.
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Shaw's Baucom Featured on Cradle to Cradle's Five In Ten
Dalton, GA, February 25, 2021-Shaw's president, Tim Baucom, was featured in the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute's second installment of Five In Ten.
Initial Jobless Claims Decreased by 111K to 730K in 3rd Week of Feb.
Washington, DC, February 25, 2021—In the week ending February 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 730,000, a decrease of 111,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Lowe's Sales Rise 27% in Q4, 25% for Fiscal Year 2020
Mooresville, NC, February 24, 2021—Lowe’s Companies reported sales for Q4 2020 of $20.3 billion, a 27% increase compared to sales of $16.0 billion in Q4 2019.
Single-Family Home Sales Rose 19.3% YOY in January
Washington, DC, February 24, 2021-Sales of new single-family houses in January 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 923,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
AIA Architecture Billings Index Rose to 44.9 in January
Washington, DC, February 24, 2021—The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for January was 44.9* compared to 42.3 in December (any score below 50 indicates a decline in firm billings).
Pandemic Pushed First-Time Homebuyers into Higher-Priced Homes
Washington, DC, February 24, 2021—The Covid-19 pandemic greatly impacted the first-time homebuyer’s path, moving them into a higher-priced rank of homes, reports Forbes.
Mortgage Applications Slid 11.4% in Third Week of February
Washington, DC, February 24, 2021—Mortgage applications decreased 11.4% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 19, 2021.
Home Depot Sales Rise 25.1% in Q4, 19.9% in Fiscal Year 2020
Atlanta, GA, February 23, 2021—The Home Depot reported Q4 2020 sales of $32.3 billion, an increase of 25.1% from Q4 2019.
Home Prices Rose 10.4% in December, Says Case-Shiller
New York, NY, February 23, 2021-Home prices made a 10.4% annual gain in December, up from 9.5% in the previous month, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index reported.