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Percent of Remodel Budget Devoted to Flooring Has Declined

Percent of Remodel Budget Devoted to Flooring Has Declined

Orlando, FL, January 21, 2025-At the 2025 Shaw Flooring Network convention in Orlando, Florida, Betti Packman, partner/principal with EY-Parthenon and Ivan Kleinfeld, senior director with EY-Parthenon reported that, in the last 22 years, the percentage of remodel budgets devoted to flooring has fallen 11%.

Home Prices Rose YOY In all 50 Metro Areas in December

Home Prices Rose YOY In all 50 Metro Areas in December

Seattle, WA, January 21, 2025—Home prices rose from a year earlier in all 50 of the most populous U.S. metropolitan areas in December—the first time that has occurred since May 2022, according to a new report from Redfin.

CCA Shares Consumer Flooring Trends During ConneXtion

CCA Shares Consumer Flooring Trends During ConneXtion

Orlando, FL, January 16, 2025-Speaking to the roughly 1,000 members in attendance at CCA Global's ConneXtion conference this week, vice president of hard surface Cathey Gundlach Links shared some consumer trends garnered from sales at the group's 900 Retail 2.0 stores.

Builder Confidence Rose 1 Point to 47 in January

Builder Confidence Rose 1 Point to 47 in January

Washington, DC, January 16, 2025—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 47 in January, up one point from December, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

December Retail Sales Rose 0.4% from Nov., Up 3.9% YOY

December Retail Sales Rose 0.4% from Nov., Up 3.9% YOY

Washington, DC, January 16, 2025—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for December 2024 were $729.2 billion, an increase of 0.4% from the previous month and up 3.9% from December 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.