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MBA Scales Back Home Refinancing Forecast

MBA Scales Back Home Refinancing Forecast

Washington, DC, June 23, 2009--The spring jump in long-term interest rates has prompted the Mortgage Bankers Association to take back the wildly optimistic forecast it made in March about home loan refinancings this year.

Home Resales Rise Again in May

Washington, DC, June 23, 2009--Falling house prices boosted resales in May to the highest level since October, the National Association of Realtors estimated Tuesday.

Housing Wealth Won't Drive Consumer Spending

Ann Arbor, MI, June 22, 2009--A slow U.S. housing recovery, with inflation-adjusted home values expected to decline over the next five years, makes it unlikely that housing wealth will drive consumer spending.

Pfleiderer Business Unit Gets ISO 14001 Approval

Pfleiderer Business Unit Gets ISO 14001 Approval

Neumarkt, Germany, June 22, 2009—Pfleiderer’s business unit, Business Center Western Europe, became one of the first companies in the engineered wood sector to have all of its German locations certified under ISO 14001.

Dal-Tile Changes Grout Joint Guidelines

Dal-Tile Changes Grout Joint Guidelines

Dallas, TX, June 19, 2009--Dal-Tile Corp. has become one of the first tile companies to align its grout joint guidelines for rectified tile with the newly updated standards set by the Tile Council of North America.