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Washington, DC, March 5, 2008 — Mortgage applications increased 3 percent for the week ending Feb. 29, mostly on the strength of refinancing activity, according to the weekly survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Washington, DC, March 4, 2008--Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the mortgage crisis isn’t over.
Washington, DC, March 4, 2008 – The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has a redesigned website.
Washington, DC, March 4, 2008 – Retail sales fell 0.6 percent the week ending March 1.
Stoddard, NH, March 5, 2008 -- Carlisle Wide Plank Floors has launched a new blog, Surface, for people who are thinking about renovating an existing home or building a new home.
Washington, DC, March 4, 2008--Home prices still have a way to decline and could fall 20 percent from their peak.
Houston, TX, March 4, 2008 – Tarkett Commercial said that Baltimore-based L. Fishman and Son will begin distributing the complete line of Azrock commercial flooring.
Washington, DC, March 3, 2008—The slump in the homebuilding sector led to a 1.7 percent decline in U.S. construction spending in January, according to the Commerce Department.
Beverly, W.VA, March 4, 2008-- Armstrong World Industries laid off 60 employees Monday at its wood plant here. The workers were notified of the job reductions last month.
Dalton, GA, March 3, 2008--Shaw Industries net income in 2007 fell 26 percent compared to 2006, according to the latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission by parent company Berkshire Hathaway Inc.