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Washington, DC, November 18, 2020- Privately-owned housing starts in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,530,000, 4.9% above the revised September estimate of 1,459,000 and 14.2% above the October 2019 rate of 1,340,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Mooresville, NC, November 18, 2020-Lowe’s reported Q3 2020 sales of $22.3 billion, compared to Q3 2019 sales of $17.4 billion, an increase of 28%.
Anderson, SC, November 18, 2020&mdashU.S. factory sales fell 4.6% in dollars between Q1 and Q3, versus the same period last year, according to the Tile Council of North America.
Washington, DC, November 18, 2020—Last week concluded the annual Greenbuild Conference & Expo, presented by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and owned and operated by Informa Connect.
Florence, AL, November 18, 2020—With 18 locations across six midwestern states, Walcro has partnered with Schönox to expand its offering of installation supply options for its substantial customer base.
South Jordan, UT, November 18, 2020—QPro, QFloors’ browser-based cloud-based software, now integrate with QuickBooks Online, combining QPro’s flooring-specific benefits with QuickBooks Online’s familiar accounting features.
Dalton, GA, November 18, 2020--The Floor Covering Industry Foundation is currently holding its fall campaign drive, reaching out to thousands of flooring businesses across the country.
Washington, DC, November 18, 2020—Mortgage applications decreased 0.3% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 13, 2020.
Washington, DC, November 17, 2020—In another sign that housing continues to lead the economy forward, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes increased five points to 90 in November, shattering the previous all-time of 85 recorded in October, according to the latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Atlanta, GA, November 17, 2020--The Home Depot has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire HD Supply.