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NAHB Reveals Counties with Highest Homeownership Rates

NAHB Reveals Counties with Highest Homeownership Rates

Washington, DC, July 31, 2023—While U.S. homeownership rates have been rising since 2015 and received an extra boost during the post-pandemic housing boom, they remain below the levels reached during the housing boom of the mid-2000s, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reports.

Twenty-Six Companies Became +Vantage Vinyl Verified in 2022

Twenty-Six Companies Became +Vantage Vinyl Verified in 2022

Washington, DC, July 31, 2023—The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl industry, announced that 26 companies have completed the arduous process to become +Vantage Vinyl Verified in 2022.

Bentley Mills Joins RFCI

Bentley Mills Joins RFCI

La Grange, GA, July 31, 2023-The Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) is pleased to announce that Bentley Mills has joined as a member.

Q2 GDP Up 2.4%

Q2 GDP Up 2.4%

New York City, NY, July 28, 2023-Gross domestic product grew at a seasonally- and inflation-adjusted 2.4% annual rate in the second quarter, much faster than economists expected and above the 2% growth in the first three months of the year, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports.

July's Consumer Sentiment is Highest Reading Since October 2021

July's Consumer Sentiment is Highest Reading Since October 2021

Ann Arbor, MI, July 28, 2023-Consumer sentiment rose for the second straight month in July 2023, soaring 11% above June and reaching its most favorable reading since October 2021, according to early results from the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers.

Jeffrey Brodsky Has Died

Jeffrey Brodsky Has Died

Manchester, NH, July 28, 2023—Jeffrey H. Brodsky, son of CCA Global co-founder Howard Brodsky, passed away July 26 at the age of 49 after battling an aggressive form of Parkinson’s disease for the past decade.