Mohawk Rolling Out New SmartStrand Campaign
Dallas, TX, Dec. 13, 2013 -- Mohawk is rolling out another marketing program featuring a yellow lab to demonstrate the stain resistance of its SmartStrand carpet.
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Stainmaster Promoting Pet Carpet at Westminster
Kennesaw, GA, Dec. 13, 2013 -- Stainmaster will promote its new PetProtect carpet and cushion system at the Westminster Kennel Club show in February.
Foreclosures Fall To Multi-Year Lows
Irvine, CA, Dec. 12, 2013 -- The number of homes entering the foreclosure process or ending up repossessed by lenders has fallen to multi-year lows, according to tracking firm RealtyTrac.
Mohawk To Be Added to S&P 500
New York, NY, Dec. 12, 2013 -- Mohawk Industries will be added to the S&P 500 index after the market close on Dec. 20.
Interface Hospitality Names Marketing Execs
LaGrange, GA, Dec. 12, 2013 -- Interface Hospitality said it has hired two new sales and marketing executives.
Retail Sales Rise as Online Shopping Grows
Washington, DC, Dec. 12, 2013 -- Retail sales rose 0.7% in November, the biggest gain in five months, according to the Commerce Department.
Initial Jobless Applications Surge in Latest Week
Washington, DC, Dec. 12, 2013 -- Initial applications for unemployment benefits rose by 68,000 in the week that ended Dec. 7 to 368,000, according to the Labor Department.
Builder Hovnanian Swings to Profit in Quarter
Red Bank, NJ, Dec. 12, 2013 -- National homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises reported fourth quarter net income was $32.8 million, or $0.21 per share, compared with a net loss of $84.4 million, or $0.59 per share, a year ago.
Builder Toll Brothers Sees Revenues Surge
Horsham, PA, Dec. 11, 2013 -- Luxury home builder Toll Brothers reported fourth quarter net income of $94.9 million, or $0.54 per share, compared to $411.4 million, or $2.35 per share a year ago.
Rental Housing Becoming Less Affordable
Cambridge, MA, Dec. 11, 2013 -- Affordability problems for renters have skyrocketed over the past decade both in number and the share of renters facing them, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.