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RēCo Report 2020 Monday, June 22, 2020 from Floor Covering Weekly The annual RēCo Market Intelligence Report has held strong for 17 years. Each year, Floor Covering Weekly commissions… Read More

"We are seeing many positive economic indicators that point to a recovery, including low interest rates, rising demand and an increase in mortgage applications," said Dean Mon, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Shrewsbury, N.J. "Single-family and multifamily housing production are on an upward path while overall permits, which are a harbinger of future building activity, posted a double-digit gain." Read More

"As the nation reopens, housing is well-positioned to lead the economy forward," said NAHB chairman Dean Mon, a home builder and developer from Shrewsbury, N.J. "Inventory is tight, mortgage applications are increasing, interest rates are low and confidence is rising. And buyer traffic more than doubled in one month even as builders report growing online and phone inquiries stemming from the outbreak." Read More

However, once the reins are taken off the economy and consumers regain confidence, floor coverings sales are expected to spring back sharply.  Home furnishing and flooring purchases will receive a boost from historically low interest rates as housing demand rebounds at double-digit rates once again. Read More

As the industry observes National Homeownership Month in June, recent housing data indicate the important role the residential construction industry will play in leading the U.S. economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Read More

In the face of significant weakness, there are also are some potential strengths that likely will cushion a portion of the projected downturn in the construction of commercial space. Read More

In a sign that the housing market is stabilizing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 0.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000 units in April, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The April rate is 6.2 percent lower than the April 2019 pace. Read More

Personal income increased 10.5 percent (monthly rate) in April according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income increased 12.9 percent and consumer spending decreased 13.6 percent. Read More

The figures for ceramic tile imports into the United States in the first quarter of this year confirm China’s comprehensive exit from the market (-98% in both volume and value compared to the first quarter of 2019) following the introduction of countervailing and anti-dumping duties. Read More

Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 5.0 percent in the first quarter of 2020, according to the “second” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Read More