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Percent of Remodel Budget Devoted to Flooring Has Declined

At the 2025 Shaw Flooring Network convention in Orlando, Florida, Betti Packman, partner/principal with EY-Parthenon [...]

Floor Trends & Installation to Reveal New Research on the Changing Dynamics in Tile and Stone Purchasing

Floor Trends & Installation, in collaboration with its sister brand Stone World and research division [...]

Remodeling Market Sentiment Improves

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) [...]

Builder Confidence Rises as Market Concerns Rise

Builder sentiment edged higher to begin the year on hopes for an improved economic growth [...]

On the Horizon

After a soft 2024, industry looks to bounce back in 2025. With 2024 in the rearview [...]

Mixed results for the Italian ceramic tile industry in 2024

2024 was a mixed year for the Italian ceramic tile industry, marked by a slight [...]

Construction Industry Added 8,000 Jobs in December

The construction industry added just 8,000 jobs on net in December, according to an Associated [...]

Construction Backlog Indicator Inched Down to 8.3 Months in Dec.

The Construction Backlog Indicator inched down to 8.3 months in December, according to an Associated [...]

Ceramic Imports Declined 4.1% in First 11 Months of 2024

In the months January to November 2024, total U.S. imports of ceramic tile were 163.7 [...]

Construction Hiring Slowed Significantly in November

The construction industry had just 276,000 job openings on the last day of November 2024, [...]