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Washington, DC, November 18, 2024—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 46 in November, up three points from October, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
New York, NY, November 18, 2024-"Americans need to earn nearly $108,000 a year to afford a single-family home in most cities now,” reports Fox Business.
Charlotte, NC, November 18, 2024-Over half of U.S. homeowners have completed major renovation project in past two years, a Nationwide survey of 1,000 U.S. homeowners found, reports Truist.
New York, NY, November 18, 2024—"Here’s one of the most striking trends in the U.S. right now: Homeowners are sitting on a record $35 trillion of equity, more than double what had built up on the eve of the 2008 housing crash,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Tokyo, Japan, November 18, 2024-Toray Industries signed a memorandum of understanding with major Thai petrochemicals producer PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited to explore mass production technology for adipic acid made from non-edible biomass.
Orlando, FL, November 18, 2024––Coverings 2025—returning to Orlando, Florida’s Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), April 29 to May 2, 2025—announces the return of its Coverings Cares program, pledging to match Coverings 2025 registrants’ donations up to $20,000.
New York, NY, November 15, 2024-In the first nine months of the year, total U.S. imports of ceramic tile were 134 million square meters, a decline of 5.2% from the same period in 2023 when imports were 141.5 million square meters, according to Grosser Consulting.
Washington, DC, November 15, 2024-Industrial production (IP) decreased 0.3% in October after declining 0.5% in September, according to the Federal Reserve.
Chattanooga, TN, November 15, 2024-The submissions period for the 2025 Emerging Leaders Award is now open.
Washington, DC, November 15, 2024-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for October 2024 were $718.9 billion, an increase of 0.4% from the previous month and up 2.8% from October 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.