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Washington, DC, February 19, 2019-Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose four points to 62 in February, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Newington, CT, February 19, 2019—The Higgins Team, a Connecticut-based Starnet member, has named Carlos Loyola director of floor care, its maintenance division.
Roswell, GA, February 19, 2019—Commercial One announced its alliance comprised of independent commercial flooring specialists has now grown to 135 members across the U.S. after a record year and rapid start to 2019.
Alexandria, VA, February 18—The domestic bedding industry was down sharply in the fourth quarter with some double-digit declines, and finished the year in negative territory, an industry report says.
Las Vegas, NV, February 20, 2019-Daltile is featuring many of its new spring 2019 collections and line extensions this week at the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas, Nevada in the Daltile booth.
New York, NY, February 18-Global stocks rose Monday as investors eyed the next steps in the U.S.-China trade negotiations, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Ann Arbor, MI, February 15, 2019—Consumer sentiment rose 4.7% to 95.5 in early February, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
McLean, VA, February 15, 2019—Fixed-rate mortgages fell to the lowest levels since early 2018, according to Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey.
Chicago, IL, February 15, 2019—The 51st edition of NeoCon, June 10 to 12, will deliver an multidisciplinary offering of over 100CEU seminars from some of the most influential voices in the industry.
Washington, DC, February 15, 2018—A modest increase in interest rates offset a slight decline in home prices to keep housing affordability essentially level in Q4 2018 and still hovering at a ten-year low, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI).