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Norwalk, CT, August 24, 2018-The American Consumers & Workers Justice Coalition took its fight against proposed tariffs on Chinese LVT imports to Washington, D.C. this week by testifying before the Office of the United States Trade Representative 301 Tariff hearings in the International Trade Commission hearing rooms.
Washington, DC, August 24, 2018—Confidence in the multifamily housing market edged down in the second quarter of 2018, according to the Multifamily Production Index (MPI) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The MPI dipped two points to 51 compared to the previous quarter.
New York, NY, August 24, 2017—Washing machines were one of the first categories tariffed in January, under President Trump’s direction, and the category has seen a 17% rise in consumer cost in the months since the tariffs were imposed, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, August 24, 2018-The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for July was 50.7 compared to 51.3 in June.
Washington, DC, August 24, 2018—New orders for manufactured durable goods in July decreased $4.3 billion or 1.7% to $246.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Vancouver, BC, August 24, 2018—BuildDirect, the marketplace for purchasing and selling quality home improvement materials online, has announced its Pro Credit update, an instant credit benefit as a part of the BuildDirect Pro Rewards Program.
Boonville, NY, August 23, 2018-On July 26th, Delta Hardwood Flooring-an upstate New York-based producer of high-quality hardwood products and marketer of its new brand, Eagle Bay Hardwood Flooring-purchased the finishing lines and related equipment from Lumber Liquidators.
Washington, DC, August 23, 2018—U.S. house prices rose 1.1% in the second quarter of 2018, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI).
Mooresville, NC, August 23, 2018—Lowe’s has announced that it will close all 99 of its Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH) locations to focus on its core business.
Washington, DC, August 23, 2018-Sales of new single-family houses in July 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 627,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.