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NFA members extol benefits of event’s format

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Larry Flick of The Floor Store (left), discusses product with Kris Flaherty of Flooringlines. Flooringlines, a California-based direct hardwood flooring distributor, was busy with retailers throughout the show. due to heavy congestion at Los Angeles/Long Beach ports, which is contributing to the supply chain slowdown. “We

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Housing affordability drops to 10 year low

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Ongoing production challenges and the likelihood of higher interest rates in the months ahead as the Federal Reserve moves to tighten interest rates threaten to drive housing affordability even lower in 2022, according to the NAHB. California-Lexington Park, Md. For the fifth straight quarter, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif.

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Port congestion issues likely to persist in 2022

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Major retailers worry they won’t have products on their shelves during the all-important fourth quarter. In fact, the major backlog of container ships at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is the worst it has ever been, according to Marine Exchange of Southern California, which estimates 100 ships are waiting to dock and unload.

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Freight woes force dealers to adjust on the fly

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By Ken Ryan The California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been overburdened by container imports over the last few months, resulting in a logjam of freight that has led to product shortages and delays for flooring retailers, mostly in the LVT category. From his location in Anaheim, Calif.,

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NAHB: Housing affordability holds steady

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To keep affordability problems from worsening in the future, policymakers need to tackle supply-chain challenges that are hindering new home production,” Dietz said. For the fourth straight quarter, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif., remained the nation’s least affordable major housing market. There, just 8.3%

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Housing affordability nears two-year low

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As builders look to ramp up production, the work-at-home trend is contributing to a suburban shift , meaning that buyers have additional market power to shop for affordable markets.”. Other major metros at the bottom of the affordability chart were in California.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Trading palm trees for corn fields

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