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Washington, DC, May 16, 2017—The strongest quarterly sales pace in exactly a decade put significant downward pressure on inventory levels and caused price growth to further accelerate during the first three months of 2017, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors.
Kennesaw, GA and Darien, CT, May 16, 2017—Set on a grand stage at the Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California, Invista, maker of Antron carpet fiber, honored two Starnet Members during Starnet’s 25th Anniversary Celebration.
Chicago, IL, May 15, 2017—Gerflor USA recently named vital members of its sales and marketing force to new positions, including Gerflor national sales director, senior director of marketing and marketing communications director.
Chattanooga, TN, May 15, 2017—Card-Monroe Corp. is pleased to announce that Tufting University has reached the 1,000 student mark.
Washington, DC, May 15, 2017—In a further sign that the housing market continues to strengthen, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose two points in May to a level of 70 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Cartersville, GA, May 15, 2017—Satya Tiwari, president of Surya, has been selected as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2017 Award in the Southeast.
Washington, DC, May 12, 2017—Rising wages and moderating home prices offset a rise in mortgage interest rates to give housing affordability a slight boost in the first quarter of 2017, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.
Ann Arbor, MI, May 12, 2017—Consumer sentiment rose 0.7% to 97.7 in early May over April’s 97.0 rate, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers.
New York, NY, May 12, 2017—“First-time buyers are rushing to buy homes after a decade on the sidelines, promising to kick a housing market already flush with luxury sales into higher gear,” according to an article in the Wall Street Journal called Generation of Renters Now Buying.
Washington, DC, May 12, 2017—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April 2017 were $474.9 billion, an increase of 0.4% from the previous month, and 4.5% above April 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.