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Washington, D.C., October 12, 2005--The forecast for home sales has trended up as the year progressed, fueled lately by added demand resulting from the impact of recent hurricanes, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2005--Federal Reserve policy makers grew more concerned about inflation after Hurricane Katrina and said that interest rates would probably have to move higher to restrain prices, according to minutes of the central bank'
Washington, DC, October 12, 2005 — The National Retail Federation welcomed today’s decision by the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform to reject proposals to replace the federal income tax system with a controversial National Retail Sales Tax
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2005--The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today issued a report aimed at providing design and construction professionals a forecast of key economic components related to the rebuilding process of the affected regions.
Cleveland, OH, October 12, 2005--Demand for wall coverings is projected to advance 4.3% annually from a weak 2004 base to $2.4 billion in 2009, according to a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industrial market research firm.
Washington, D.C., October 12, 2005--Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday the ability of the U.S. economy to weather shocks showed the benefits of flexibility, even if this performance also encouraged "speculative excess."
Los Angeles, CA, October 12, 2005-- KB Home, one of the nation's biggest homebuilders, said Wednesday it would start selling a line of homes designed and decorated by Martha Stewart.
Detroit, MI, October 11, 2005--Federal prosecutors will not charge former executives of Kmart Corp., including former chairman and chief executive Charles Conway for their roles in events leading up to the discount retailer's 2002 bankruptcy.
New York, NY, October 11, 2005--Chain store retail sales rose for the third consecutive week, with stronger sales in the Northeast and the Midwest, a retail report said on Tuesday.
Fort Worth, TX, October 11,2005--D.R. Horton Inc., the largest U.S. home builder, said on Tuesday its quarterly organic net sales orders rose 33% to $3.8 billion.