A growing economy, pent-up demand, competitive mortgage rates and affordable home prices will keep housing on an upward trajectory through 2015. However, several obstacles including tight consumer credit, shortages of lots and labor and ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
Dal-Tile will build a glazed porcelain and colorbody tile manufacturing plant and distribution center in Dickson, Tenn., near Nashville. The 1.4 million square feet plant is scheduled to open in late 2015 and will be the Dallas-based ...
Tags: Tile, expand manufacturing capability, glazed porcelain capabilities
The Internet has established itself as one of the most prominent resources in marketing and networking today. In fact, it no longer seems viable for companies not to have an online presence. This is especially true of the construction ...
With home prices and household formations rising and household balance sheets healing, the ongoing housing recovery is expected to gain momentum next year even as several challenges remain, according to economists who participated in the ...
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Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants, Inc. (CTaSC), a national company providing marketing research and business planning services, announced the release of their 2013 Catalina Report on Natural and Manufactured Stone. ...
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New-home production and remodeling contribute billions of dollars to the nation's economy each year, and with the right policies in place housing can serve as a catalyst to boost job and economic growth, the National Association of Home ...
Tags: Builders, Pro-Housing Policies
Poplar prices have risen almost continuously for about 18 months, one of the longest sustained runs in recent memory. While prices ticked up slightly in 2011, the big gains have come in 2012. Since the start of this year, Appalachian 4/4 ...
Tags: industry trends, Poplar, price
The January 2012 Residential Remodeling Index (RRI) shows that overall remodeling activity declined 4% in 2011 compared with 2010. The revised data series, which is completely refreshed each quarter, reveals a slightly lower than ...