Q4 2025 GDP Increase Revised Down to 0.5% in Third Estimate

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.5% in Q4 2025, [...]

NTCA Launches Membership Certificate Program

National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) announced the launch of a new program designed to expand [...]

Mortgage Applications Declined 0.8% in Week Ending April 3

Mortgage applications decreased 0.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers [...]

Housing Market Exhibited Strength in March

The housing market sprang forward in March, even as rising mortgage rates began to chip [...]

Dodge Momentum Index Up 1.8% in March with Commercial Up 7%

The Dodge Momentum Index (DMI), issued by Dodge Construction Network increased 1.8% in March to [...]

Bona Releases 2025 Sustainability Report

Bona, a global, family-owned company that supplies products for installing, renovating, maintaining and restoring premium [...]

Orders for Manufactureded Goods Declined 1.4% in February

New orders for manufactured durable goods in February, down four of the last five months, [...]

Ceramic & LVT Imports Declined in Units & Dollars in February

In February, both ceramic and LVT imports declined in units and dollars, reports Truist. 

Construction Industry Added 26,000 Jobs in March

The construction industry added 26,000 jobs in March, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors [...]

Ceramics of Italy Launches 2026 Tile Competition

Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency announced that the [...]