U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, November 2025
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods [...]
Mortgage Applications Declined 8.5% in Week Ending January 23
Mortgage applications decreased 8.5% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers [...]
Gen Z Homeownership Rate Inched Up in 2025
Gen Z’s homeownership rate ticked up in 2025: More than one-quarter (27.1%) of Gen Zers [...]
Population Growth in U.S. Slowed by 0.5% Between July ’24 and ’25
Population growth in the United States has slowed significantly with an increase of only 1.8 [...]
Contractors have dampened expectations for 2026, though growth is expected in several tile-heavy sectors
Contractors also report they have been impacted by tariffs, enhanced immigration enforcement, and challenges finding [...]
Tracking and Protecting Tile & Stone Specifications at Coverings 2026
At Coverings 2026, one of the most valuable takeaways from the live UofCTS course, How to [...]
Steadying The Tile Industry: 2026 May Start Market Recovery
With 20 years in the flooring industry in various roles in the U.S. and in [...]
Colors of the Year 2026 and the Shades Shaping Tile Design
Colors of the year for 2026 are springing up just in time for reinvigorated interior [...]
Top Ten Buyer-Friendly Markets for 2026
Zillow has announced that its most buyer-friendly markets of 2026 are Indianapolis, Atlanta, Charlotte, Jacksonville, [...]
Cancellation Rates on Home-Purchase Agreements Rose in Dec.
Roughly 40,000 U.S. home-purchase agreements were canceled in December, equal to 16.3% of homes that [...]