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New Orleans, LA, November 13, 2006--Despite low mortgage interest rates, a smaller percentage of first-time home buyers are entering the market, according to an annual profile of buyers and sellers released by the National Association of Realtors.
Washington, DC, November 9, 2006--Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose to their highest level in relation to sales in more than a year in September, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.
Atlanta, GA, November 8, 2006--The Home Depot has pledged to spend $350 million in the second half of this year to lure more customers in the midst of a cooling U.S. housing market that is crimping business at home improvement retailers.
Chicago, IL, November 8, 2006--Three leading home builders warned that the slowdown in the country's once-soaring real estate market continued in the latest quarter as deteriorating consumer confidence and falling prices cast a growing pall over the s
Red Bank, NJ, November 8, 2006--Homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. said it expects to post a net loss in its fiscal fourth quarter, including charges totaling about $300 million.
Cincinnati, OH, November 8, 2006--Federated Department Stores Inc., owner of the Macy's and Bloomingdale's chains, on Wednesday said it lost $3 million in the third quarter.
Calhoun, GA, November 8, 2006--Mannington was one of the many companies on hand to congratulate all the people and organizations involved in building the new Research and Testing Facility at the Cold Climate Housing Research Center on the campus of the Un
Clarion, PA, November 7, 2006--The proposed Clarion Boards Inc. project to build a flooring manufacturing plant next to the fiberboard plant along River Hill won preliminary approval from the Clarion County Planning Commission.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 7, 2006--Al Aqili Furnishings, the UAE-headquartered interior provider, has agreed to become the Middle East's sole marketing agent and distributor for the contract and hospitality ranges of flooring for Shaw
Calhoun, GA, November 2, 2006--Mannington was one of the many companies on hand to congratulate all the people and organizations involved in building the new Research and Testing Facility at the Cold Climate Housing Research Center on the campus of the Un