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Washington, DC, August 23, 2021-Total existing-home sales grew 2.0% from June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.99 million in July, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Sales inched up year-over-year, increasing 1.5% from a year ago (5.90 million in July 2020).
Carrollton, TX, August 23, 2021—LM Flooring—a brand of AHF, which last week announced its acquisition of American OEM—this fall will roll out the largest product launch in the brand’s 20-year history, introducing a total of 55 new SKUs, including four new collections.
Norwalk, CT, August 23, 2021—HMTX Industries has been ranked number 3603 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, a ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.
Washington, DC, August 23, 2021--Construction employment in July remained below the levels reached before the pre-pandemic peak in February 2020 in 36 states, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data.
New York, NY, August 23, 2021—With the latest wave of return-to-office delays from Covid-19, it is now possible that some offices may be closed for nearly two years, reports the Wall Street Journal, and a rising concern among executives is that the longer people stay at home, the harder or more disruptive it could be to eventually bring them back.
Waregem, Belgium, August 23, 2021—The European Patent Office will grant a new European Patent on Unilin Technologies’ digital structuring technologies.
Spartanburg, SC, August 20, 2021—Milliken will initiate a 2% to 4% price increase for its commercial soft surface flooring and an increase of 5% to 10% for resilient flooring, effective September 20.
Hamilton, NJ, August 20, 2021-Total construction starts fell 3% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $854.8 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. There were few bright spots during the month, with all three sectors (residential, nonresidential building and nonbuildings) moving lower in July.
New York, NY, August 20, 2021-The U.S. and China are trading places in the economic growth race, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, August 19, 2021—Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing dropped three points to 48 in Q2, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The Multifamily Occupancy Index (MOI) increased six points to 70.