Consumer Sentiment Rose 1.8% to 71.8 in November
Consumer sentiment rose 1.8% to 71.8 in November, according to final results from the University [...]
Median Family Spends 38% of Income on House Payments
In another sign of America’s ongoing housing affordability crisis, the National Association of Home Builders [...]
Architecture Billings Turned Positive in October at 50.3
After twenty months of declining billings, the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for October [...]
Lowe’s Q3 Sales Down 1% YOY, Earnings Down 6%
Lowe's reported total sales for Q3 2024 were $20.2 billion, a 1% decline compared to [...]
Ceramic Tile Imports Declined 5.2% YOY in First 9 Months of 2024
In the first nine months of the year, total U.S. imports of ceramic tile were [...]
Ceramic Imports Down 8.7% in September, Vinyl Imports Down 3.4%
Truist reports on September import data for the ceramic and vinyl flooring categories.
Home Depot Q3 Sales Rose 6.6%, Earnings Down 4.3%
The Home Depot reported sales of $40.2 billion for Q3 2024, an increase of 6.6% [...]
Construction Backlog Indicator Steady at 8.4 Months in October
Associated Builders and Contractors reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell to 8.4 months in [...]
Tile Shop Sales Down 8.3% in Q3, Income Down 97.7%
The Tile Shop reported Q3 sales of $8.5 million, an 8.3% decline compared to $9.2 [...]
Fed Cuts Interests Rates by Another Quarter Point
"The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point, avoiding any surprises just [...]