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More than one-third (34.2%) of February home sellers lowered their list price. That’s up from 31.5% a year earlier and represents the highest February share in records dating back to 2012, reports Redfin. Read More

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.9% on a seasonally adjusted basis in March, after rising 0.3% in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.  Read More

Consumer sentiment declined 10.7% to 47.6 in early April, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers. Read More

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for Q1, posting a reading of 62. While this reading is down two points from the previous quarter, it is still solidly in positive territory. Read More

The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), in partnership with Custom Building Products, hosted a successful Happy Hour on the opening afternoon of Coverings. Read More

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 (October, November, and December), according to the third estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter of 2025, real GDP increased 4.4 percent. Read More

Personal income decreased $18.2 billion (0.1 percent at a monthly rate) in February, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI)—personal income less personal current taxes—decreased $18.3 billion (0.1 percent), and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $103.2 billion (0.5 percent). Read More

Personal income decreased $18.2 billion (0.1% at a monthly rate) in February, according to estimates released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.  Read More

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.5% in Q4 2025, according to the third estimate released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.  Read More

National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) announced the launch of a new program designed to expand access to membership.  Read More