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Single-family housing production held steady in September as strong demand helped to offset ongoing building material supply chain disruptions. Meanwhile, declines in multifamily  production helped to push overall housing starts in September down 1.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.56 million, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. Read More

Privately‐owned housing starts in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,555,000, 1.6% below the revised August estimate of 1,580,000 but 7.4% above the September 2020 rate of 1,448,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced. Read More

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.5% in September, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.  Read More

The U.S. home remodeling market expanded by more than 50 percent since the end of the Great Recession. Spending on improvements and repairs to both owner-occupied and rental properties hit a record of nearly $425 billion in 2017. Read More

Economic Indicators, December 2017 by Joseph Lundgren reported in CTDA This Week, Tuesday, January 02, 2018 Click on the following link for a pdf version of… Read More

This timely research-planning resource provides a quarterly update of the Catalina Report on Floor Coverings, which has become the statistical standard for the floor coverings industry over the past decade. Print Price List   Read More

Fuse members get training on ceramic tile, glass tile, stone, and other masonry products March 18, 2014 SAN DIEGO (March 18, 2014) –… Read More

The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) announces it has increased the renewal date October 23, 2013 San Diego, CA, October 23,… Read More

New program designed to illustrate the Basics of Tile and Stone April 27, 2003 University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) Launches Online… Read More