Lighthouse Adhesives Partners with Fishman & Grosvenor
Resaca, GA, October 2, 2025—Lighthouse Adhesives has partnered with Fishman Flooring Solutions and W.J. Grosvenor as its exclusive distributors on all 48 locations in the eastern U.S.
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Luxury Home Market Activity Slowing
New York, NY, October 1, 2025-"Luxury homeowners who kept buying and selling real estate even as the overall housing market contracted in recent years are slowing their roll,” according to the Wall Street Journal.
Mortgage Applications Declined 12.7% in Week Ending September 26
Washington, DC, October 1, 2025—Mortgage applications decreased 12.7% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 26, 2025.
Trump Adds 10% Tariff to Imported Timber, Lumber, Home Products
Washington, DC, October 1, 2025-"U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was slapping 10% tariffs on imported timber and lumber and 25% duties on kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered furniture, continuing his tariff assault on global trading partners,” reports Reuters.
BDNY Slated for the Javits Center November 9 & 10
New York, NY, October 1, 2025—Boutique Design New York (BDNY), the trade fair and conference for the boutique hospitality design community, returns to the Jacob K. Javits Center on November 9 and 10.
Floor & Decor Store Count Now 257
Atlanta, GA, October 1, 2025-Floor & Decor is in the process of opening four new additional locations with its current count standing at 257.
Purchasing Managers' Index Inched Up to 49.1% in September
Tempe, AZ, October 1, 2025—The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 49.1% in September, a 0.4-percentage point increase compared to the reading of 48.7% recorded in August, say the nation's supply executives in the latest ISM Manufacturing PMI Report.
August Construction Job Openings Hit Lowest Rate in Nearly a Decade
Washington, DC, October 1, 2025-The construction industry had 188,000 job openings on the last day of August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
Home Prices Rose 1.7% YOY in July, Says Case-Shiller
New York, NY, September 30, 2025—Home prices made a 1.7% annual gain for July, down from a 1.9% rise in the previous month, reports the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions.
Weis Named Exec. Director of Northeast Flooring Contractor’s Assoc.
Woburn, MA, September 30, 2025-Randy Weis has been named the executive director of the Northeast Flooring Contractor’s Association, slated to start October 1.