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Chicago, IL, July 26, 2021—According to the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Realtor Magazine, Gen Xers, which are the highest-earning generation with a median income of $113,300, are moving to states in the South and West, some of which offer no state income tax.
New York, NY, July 23, 2021—Continued strong demand pushed the median U.S. home price to a record high in June, though the national house-buying frenzy cooled slightly as supply ticked higher, reports the Wall Street Journal.
New York, NY, July 23, 2021-State and local governments are struggling to distribute $47 billion in federal money aimed at helping tenants who can’t pay rent because of the Covid-19 crisis, leaving many people at risk of being thrown out of their homes when an eviction moratorium expires on July 31, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Chicago, IL, July 23, 2021—Gerflor USA is again supplying flooring materials for multiple sport venues in this summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Richmond, VA, July 23, 2021—Lumber Liquidators appointed Ashish Parmar to its board of directors. Parmar will also serve on the audit committee, effective September 1.
Washington, DC, July 22, 2021—Total existing-home sales grew 1.4% from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.86 million in June, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Sales climbed year-over-year, up 22.9% from a year ago (4.77 million in June 2020).
Dalton, GA, May 6, 2021-Shaw Industries has announced a price increase on residential carpet and all categories of hard surface, effective with order June 1 and shipments June 14.
Washington, DC, July 22, 2021—In the week ending July 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 419,000, an increase of 51,000 from the previous week's revised level.
Sarasota, FL, July 22, 2021-Registration is now open for FloorCon 2021, presented by Broadlume, which will take place November 17 and 18 in Sarasota, Florida.
Waregem, Belgium, July 22, 2021—Unilin Technologies, a provider of patents and technologies to manufacturing industries, has entered into a partnership with Tacon Decor, specialized in coating and laminate options for decorative surfaces.