Retail Sales Rose 3.8% in January
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for January 2022 were $649.8 billion, [...]
What Consumers Want in New Home Builds
Home buyer preferences have continued to reverse trends in home building as builders work to [...]
Hard surface & area rugs go together
“There has been research that shows consumers will purchase an area rug within a very [...]
NAHB Reports Least and Most Affordable Housing Markets
Supply-chain bottlenecks that put upward pressure on home prices along with rising interest rates contributed [...]
Investors investing in flooring (Part two of four)
Today, there are two key flooring distributors that have outside investors, not to save them [...]
Ceramic Imports Rose by Both Meters & Dollars in 2021
FOB ceramic tile pricing in 2021 was up by 22.3% in dollars, reports Grosser Consulting. [...]
Housing Affordability Will Remain a Significant Challenge in 2022
Low existing home inventory and strong buyer demand will keep housing moving forward in 2022 [...]
Remodeling demand remained strong in 2021
The NAHB/Royal Building Products Remodeling Market Index (RMI) showed continued year-over-year improvement in remodelers' sentiment, [...]
Employment Rose by 467K in Nov., Unemployment Steady at 4%
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 467,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little [...]
TCNA announces update to slip resistance standard
Tile Council of North America (TCNA) announced the addition of a five-category “product use classification [...]