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Shaw Announces 7% Price Increase on Select Products Sourced from China

Dalton, GA, February 26, 2025-In a letter to its partners, Shaw Industries announced a price increase, effective March 17 for order and March 30 for shipments.

Home Renovation Market in Favorable Position for Growth in 2025

Washington, DC, February 26, 2025-An aging housing stock, record levels of home equity and favorable demographics will create positive growth prospects for the remodeling sector in 2025, according to industry experts at a panel hosted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) during the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.

Mortgage Applications Declined 1.2% in Week Ending February 21

Washington, DC, February 26, 2025—Mortgage applications decreased 1.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending February 21, 2025.

Home Prices Rose 3.9% in December, Says Case-Shiller

New York, NY, February 25, 2025—Home prices made a 3.9% annual return for December, up from a 3.7% annual gain in the previous month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions.

Construction Starts Slid 6% in January

Boston, MA, February 25, 2025—Total construction starts fell 6% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.1 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network.

CFL Receives Two More Patents Related to Resilient Acoustics

Adairsville, GA, Feb 25, 2025—CFL Flooring has received two additional U.S. grants on patents related to acoustic multi-layer resilient flooring solutions for a total of six granted patents to date giving a very wide coverage on acoustics in the field of resilient, including hybrid and multi-layer, wood and laminate flooring.