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Washington, DC, September 19, 2024—In the week ending September 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 219,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Columbus, OH, September 19, 2024—Franklin International, the company behind the Titebond brand of adhesives and sealants, has entered a partnership with Elias Wilf, a flooring distributor in a nine-state region in the mid-Atlantic region stretching from New York to North Carolina.
Washington, DC, September 18, 2024—Privately-owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,356,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced, 9.6% above the revised July estimate of 1,237,000 and 3.9% above the August 2023 rate of 1,305,000.
Washington, DC, September 18, 2024—The pace of decline during August accelerated, posting an ABI score of 45.7, a decrease from 48.2 in July, according to the latest data from the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI).
Vaughan, Ontario, September 18, 2024—Anatolia—a Canadian-based international company specializing in the design, manufacturing and distribution of sintered stone slabs, tiles, and natural stone products—has unveiled its new manufacturing facility.
Washington, DC, September 18, 2024—Mortgage applications increased 14.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending September 13, 2024.
Rockwall, Texas, September 18, 2024—For inmates looking for a second chance in life, becoming a trained floorcovering installer is a way out of their criminal past, according to Robert Varden of Advanced Flooring Technology.
Clarksville, TN, September 18, 2024—The Florim stone brand was named a winner of the Green Good Design Awards 2024.
New York, NY, September 18, 2024—"The U.S. housing market is sharply divided between those who own and would-be buyers who can’t afford a home. The Federal Reserve’s widely expected rate cut next week will do little to close the gap between the two,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Washington, DC, September 17, 2024—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 41 in September, up two points from a reading of 39 in August, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).