Truist Release Construction Outlook for H2 2025
Charlotte, NC, July 25, 2025-Truist released the following outlooks for residential single-family (SF) construction, residential remodel and commercial construction in the second half of 2025.
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Durable Goods Orders Declined 9.3% in June
Washington, DC, July 25, 2025— New orders for manufactured durable goods in June, down two of the last three months, decreased $32.1 billion or 9.3% to $311.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced. This followed a 16.5% May increase.
CTEF Receives $5,200 from Coverings for Programming
Nashville, TN, July 25, 2025—The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) has received $5,200 for ceramic tile education programming from Coverings 2025, North America’s largest tile and stone showcase.
Dalton Carpet One Hosted 200 Teachers at Appreciation Event
Athens, GA, July 25, 2025-Dalton Carpet One Floor & Home hosted its annual Teacher Appreciation Event on July 21 across its Athens, Lake Oconee, and Buford showrooms.
New Single-Family Home Sales Rose 0.6% in June, Down 6.6% YOY
Washington, DC, July 24, 2025-Sales of new single-family houses in June 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 627,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 0.6% above the May 2025 rate of 623,000, and is 6.6% below the June 2024 rate of 671,000.
While Spring Homebuying Was Largely Sluggish, Some Areas Were Buzzing
New York, NY, July 24, 2025-"The spring home-buying season is off to a slow start-but not everywhere,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
CARE Launches Installer Grant Program
Dalton, GA, July 24, 2025—As required by AB 863, CARE has launched the Installer Grant Program to provide funding for carpet recycling education/training (installation and removal techniques) and awareness that will establish, increase, improve and enhance additional California generated post-consumer carpet (PCC) collection for recycling and reuse led by unionized apprentice and journey-level carpet installers.
Initial Jobless Claims Declined by 4,000 in Week Ending July 19
Washington, DC, July 24, 2025—In the week ending July 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 221,000, according to the Department of Labor.
Construction Starts Rose 16% in June on Commercial Strength
Boston, MA, July 23, 2025-Total construction starts were up 16% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.33 trillion, according to Dodge Construction Network.
Architectural Billings Declined to 46.8 in June
Washington, DC, July 23, 2025-Architectural billings declined to 46.8 in June, down from 47.2 in May as more firms reported a decrease in billing, according to the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI).