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As reported on May 26, 2016 in NTCA eNews publication: New U.S. single-family home sales recorded their biggest gain in 24 years in April, touching a more… Read More

55+ housing market remains strong in Q3 Posted Date: 11/6/2015 on Floor Covering Weekly website [Washington] Builder confidence in the single-family 55+ housing market remains… Read More

Housing markets continue to recover at modest pace Posted Date: 11/5/2015 on Floor Covering Weekly website [Washington] Markets in 79 of the approximately 360… Read More

Issue: FCW Prime November 2015, Posted Date: 11/3/2015 Author(s): Jonathan Trivers The housing boom is here In early August 2015 the business headlines… Read More

This is a summary of key points from Floor Covering Weekly Posting – September 16, 2015 – FCW Post: Catalina reports stronger flooring sales in Q3 U.S. Read More

This is a summary of key points from Marble Institute of America’s “The Construction Corner” article in MIA The Cutting Edge Newsletter– September/October 2015 (www.marble-institute.com): U.S. Home… Read More

This is a summary of key points from Floor Covering News’s article in Floor Covering News – August 17/24, 2015 (www.fcnews.net): The National Association of Realtors… Read More

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Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants (CTaSC) provides ceramic tile research and marketing services. CTaSC can evaluate products and markets to help determine how best to position, promote… Read More

This is a summary of key points from Kermit Baker’s Beyond the numbers article in Floor Covering Weekly – July 15, 2015: The construction recovery continues to… Read More