| | | Sep 18, 2024 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Housing Starts Rose 9.6% in August | | Washington, DC, September 18, 2024—Privately-owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,356,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced, 9.6% above the revised July estimate of 1,237,000 and 3.9% above the August 2023 rate of 1,305,000. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | ABI Score Declined to 45.7 in August | | Washington, DC, September 18, 2024—The pace of decline during August accelerated, posting an ABI score of 45.7, a decrease from 48.2 in July, according to the latest data from the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI). | | |
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| | | | Anatolia Unveils New Manufacturing Facility in Turkey | | Vaughan, Ontario, September 18, 2024—Anatolia—a Canadian-based international company specializing in the design, manufacturing and distribution of sintered stone slabs, tiles, and natural stone products—has unveiled its new manufacturing facility. | | |
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| | | | Mortgage Applications Rose 14.2% in Week Ending September 13 | | Washington, DC, September 18, 2024—Mortgage applications increased 14.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey for the week ending September 13, 2024. | | |
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| | | AFT Takes Floor Installation Training to Correction Center Inmates | | Rockwall, Texas, September 18, 2024—For inmates looking for a second chance in life, becoming a trained floorcovering installer is a way out of their criminal past, according to Robert Varden of Advanced Flooring Technology. | | |
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| | | Florim Stone Wins 2024 Green Good Design Award | | Clarksville, TN, September 18, 2024—The Florim stone brand was named a winner of the Green Good Design Awards 2024. | | |
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| | | Interest Rate Reduction Won't Enable Renters to Buy | | New York, NY, September 18, 2024—"The U.S. housing market is sharply divided between those who own and would-be buyers who can’t afford a home. The Federal Reserve’s widely expected rate cut next week will do little to close the gap between the two,” reports the Wall Street Journal. | | |
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