Dimension Stone Statistics and Information
A new publication has been posted to the USGS National Minerals Information Center website at [...]
Existing-Home Sales Declined 3.4% in May
Total existing-home sales fell 3.4% from April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.41 [...]
Total Construction Starts Rose 4% in May
Total construction starts rose 4% in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $979.5 [...]
NTCA launches new Thick-Bed Regional Training
The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) is launching a brand-new training module in its Regional [...]
Remodeling 101: The Difference Between Carrara, Calacatta, and Statuary Marble
A marble countertop makes a statement. This quarried stone, one of the more expensive materials [...]
Home Builders Urge Congress to Address Housing Affordability
More than 600 builders from across the nation trekked to Capitol Hill on June 15, [...]
Shaw Builder + Multifamily takes to Apartmentalize
Shaw Industries Group, Inc. (Shaw) is inviting Apartmentalize 2022 attendees to engage their senses and [...]
Rising interest & costs slow housing production
Rising interest rates and ongoing building material supply chain disruptions that raise construction costs continue [...]
Hospitality: Open for business
While the COVID-19 pandemic hit the hospitality market in the U.S. hard, that segment — [...]
Housing Starts Declined 14.4% in May
Privately‐owned housing starts in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,549,000, 14.4% [...]