Housing on strong footing prior to virus concerns

"The February numbers reflect the strong state of the market before coronavirus concerns set in," [...]

Top U.S. Specialty Flooring Retailers of 2019

The Top 50 Retailer Listing serves as a benchmark for the industry — number of [...]

Builder confidence declines but remains solid

"Builder confidence remains solid, although sales expectations for the next six months dropped four points [...]

Single-Family starts up, COVID-19 challenges ahead

"As indicated by some of the softening in builder confidence in March, housing construction faces [...]

The outlook for stone in 2020

In 2020, natural stone might not match up well with the Color of the Year [...]

Multifamily Builder and Developer Confidence Remains Unchanged in Fourth Quarter

"Demand for apartments has been strong for the past several months, especially for apartments that [...]

Multifamily confidence unchanged in Q4

Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing remained unchanged in the fourth quarter of [...]

BEA News: Personal Income and Outlays, January 2020

Personal income increased 0.6 percent in January after increasing 0.1 percent in December. Wages and [...]

BEA News: Gross Domestic Product, Fourth Quarter and Year 2019 (Second Estimate) 

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019, according [...]

New home sales strong at start of 2020

Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 7.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate [...]