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New York, NY, January 3, 2025—"The sputtering U.S. housing market is hurting the businesses that depend on Americans opening their wallets to fix up and furnish their new homes,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Tempe, AZ, January 3, 2025—The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 49.3% in December, 0.9 percentage point higher compared to the 48.4% recorded in November, say the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.
Washington, DC, January 2, 2025—Construction spending during November 2024 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,152.6 billion, virtually unchanged from the revised October estimate of $2,152.3 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, January 2, 2024—Pending home sales gained 2.2% in November—the fourth consecutive month of increases and the highest level since February 2024—according to the National Association of Realtors.
Mountville, PA, January 2, 2025—AHF Products will implement a 5% to 8% price increase on most of its hard surface flooring solutions across all brands, effective on orders and shipments on or after January 13, 2025.
Washington, DC, January 2, 2025-Mortgage applications decreased 21.9% from two weeks earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 27, 2024.
Chattanooga, TN, January 2, 2025-Happy 2025! Looking back over last year, these were three major flooring industry stories from 2024.
Ocala, FL, January 2, 2025— Floors & More announced Vinnie Virga Jr. has been named president, and Kevin Levitsky has been named vice president.
New York, NY, January 2, 2025—Kirk Lamonte has been named regional vice president at Welspun Hospitality Flooring.
Washington, DC, January 2, 2025-In the week ending December 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 211,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.