China to U.S. Container Pickup Charges Decline by 63%
A sharp 63% decline in pickup charges from China to the U.S. over the past [...]
Bathroom Renovations Reflect Changing Homeowner Priorities
Homeowners are shifting their approach to bathroom renovations in 2024 with personal comfort and long-term [...]
Builder Confidence Rises, Affordability Headwinds
With inflation gradually easing and builders anticipating mortgage rates will moderate in coming months, builder [...]
Retail Sales Rose 0.4% in September
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for September 2024 were $714.4 billion, [...]
Remodeling Activity to Expand by Mid-2025
After a mild pullback over the previous year, spending for improvements and repairs on owner-occupied [...]
Builder Confidence Up Two Points to 43 in October
Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 43 in October, up [...]
Import Prices Declined 0.4% in September, Export Prices Down 0.7%
Prices for U.S. imports declined 0.4% in September following a 0.2% decrease the previous month, [...]
Q4 Business Update
As 2024 is nearing a close, there are still a lot of uncertainties. Flooring retailers [...]
Pending Home Sales Post Biggest Increase Since 2001, Says Redfin
Pending U.S. home sales rose 2% from a year earlier during the four weeks ending [...]
Large Homebuilders Aiming to Turn Inventory Heading into 2025
Several of the big homebuilders in the U.S. are aiming to turnover inventory heading into [...]