Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2024

I think builder projects on hold are delayed until financing costs come down,” said Brian Carson, AHF Products president and CEO. Tighter lending standards and declining investment hurt the sector in 2023,” said Sarah Martin, associate director of forecasting, Dodge.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Across all flooring categories suppliers are ramping up their domestic production to meet the needs of their customer base and consumers across the country. AHF Products, for example, has one of the most robust domestic production operations as any supplier in the industry. Daltile’s Dickson plant.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2024

In the non-residential market, certain sectors will fare better than others as workforce trends dictate the use of office space and increased spending on leisure travel buoy hospitality, entertainment and retail markets. Pricing trends The current state of the housing market is closely tied to high interest rates and low inventories.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Businesses and consumers should expect to see high interest rates heading into 2024 , although the rate of increase and severity of the increases should be lower during the year. housing market “The housing market will begin to stabilize as we go through 2024 and begin to show more appreciable signs of recovery in 2025,” Beaulieu said. “If

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 30, 2024

Our event is really about bringing our community together as much as it is about the latest hardwood products on display.” That sentiment underscored the theme of this year’s event: “Raise the Bar.” The hardwood flooring sector continues to face stiff competition from look-alike product segments.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

FCNews reveals the winners of its third annual FCNnovation Awards—an initiative designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies launched in the current year. COREtec doesn’t see this trend going anywhere. WetProtect offers complete waterproof protection with no fine print.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Known for its high accuracy rate in economic forecasting—particularly in bellwether sectors such as housing, construction and building materials—ITR aimed to address attendees’ concerns about the state of the economy heading into 2024. However, the term “recovery,” by ITR Economics’ standards, means conditions are becoming worse less quickly.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The housing market will begin to stabilize as we go through 2024 and begin to show more appreciable signs of recovery in 2025,” Beaulieu told the capacity crowd. “If If you’re on the non-residential side of the street, you’re going to be doing very well in 2024 but you’re going to see some pain in 2025.” rates we had back in 2019-2020.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Known for its high accuracy rate in economic forecasting—particularly in bellwether sectors such as housing, construction and building materials—ITR aimed to address attendees’ concerns about the state of the economy heading into 2024. However, the term “recovery,” by ITR Economics’ standards, means conditions are becoming worse less quickly.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

Ironically, while it was COVID-19 that put parts of the flooring industry—and much of American life—on lockdown beginning last March, it also ushered in the shelter-in-place trend, which ultimately lifted the entire flooring industry as consumers eschewed vacations and entertainment expenses for home renovations.

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