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Washington, DC, November 22, 2021—Total existing-home sales rose 0.8% from September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.34 million in October, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales fell 5.8% from a year ago (6.73 million in October 2020).
Washington, DC, November 22, 2021—Only 16 states and the District of Columbia have added construction jobs since just before the start of the pandemic in February 2020, according to a new analysis of federal employment data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
New York, NY, November 22, 2021—"Housing lenders, developers and advocates think they have found a winning formula by building homes in factories that look like site-built homes but cost less. More developments like the one in Seguin [Texas] could help alleviate America’s housing-affordability crisis, they say,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
New York, NY, November 19, 2021-Stump, a furniture industry analyst, attended the 2021 BDNY show in New York at the Javits Center and reported the following key topics of conversation as it spoke with hospitality industry CEOs:
Washington, DC, November 19, 2021—Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing improved in Q3, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by NAHB.
Hamont, Belgium, November 19, 2021-I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, announced that CFL has signed a new license agreement with i4F for its low gloss, matte effect surface finishing technology.
Washington, DC, November 19, 2021-The Vinyl Institute (VI) presented Dean Thompson, executive director of the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI), with its industry partner of year award at the annual Vinyl360 conference.
Bielefeld, DE, November 19, 2021—Hymmen, a global digital printing systems provider specialized in flooring, is extending its ongoing patent infringement litigation against Barberán with the addition of a third patent, EP 3 415 316 (DE), relating to aspects of digital embossing.
Sarasota, FL, November 17, 2021-Broadlume used its platform at its inaugural FloorCon event to announce its acquisition of Rollmaster.
Washington, DC, November 18, 2021-In the week ending November 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 268,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.