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Washington, DC, May 18, 2023—Total existing-home sales in April slid 3.4% from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.28 million in April, according to the National Association of Realtors. Year-over-year, sales slumped 23.2% (down from 5.57 million in April 2022).
Scottsdale, AZ, May 18, 2023-Starnet annual meeting is now underway in Scottsdale, Arizona at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess.
Hamilton, NJ, May 18, 2023—Total construction starts fell 4% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.04 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network.
Washington, DC, May 18, 2023—The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) redesigned its Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) in Q1 2023 to make it easier to interpret and more similar to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index for single-family housing.
Hawthorne, NY, May 18, 2023—RD Weis, a full-service flooring provider, is announcing the hiring of flooring expert Chip Ebert to lead its national accounts program, surface care.
Washington, DC, May 18, 2023—In the week ending May 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 242,000, a decrease of 22,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 264,000, according to the Department of Labor.
Washington, DC, May 17, 2023—Privately-owned housing starts in April were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,401,000, 2.2% above the revised March estimate of 1,371,000 but 22.3% below the April 2022 rate of 1,803,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Cincinnati, OH, May 17, 2023-The National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA) has added a new member: Jordans Flooring.
Cartersville, GA, May 17, 2023-Shaw Industries announces two key leadership changes to further strengthen the company's commercial division; Brenda Knowles has been named vice president of commercial customer experience, and Jeff West has been named vice president of commercial marketing and product development.
Norwalk, CT, May 17, 2023—HMTX Industries announced the promotion of Lin Gao to director, global sustainability & quality assurance.