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Nebraska Furniture Mart makes executive changes

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Under the strategic leadership of Irv Blumkin and his brother, Ron, the company said it has grown into one of the largest and most respected home furnishings retailers, with locations and distribution centers in Omaha, Nebraska, Des Moines, Iowa, Kansas City, Kansas and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas.

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Housing a bright spot, challenges persist

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The problem is a dearth of new and existing homes for sale. The number of existing homes for sale has never been lower,” said Berson. months’ supply, with 302,000 new single-family homes for sale, 18.9% New home demand is greatest in Texas and Florida, which accounted for more than half the nation’s population growth last year.

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Pandemic-induced population shifts gain steam

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and moved to states like Texas, Arizona and Florida. For example, Leander, Texas, top-ranked in 2019 with a 12% increase from 2018, slipped to second place with a 10.1% We expect the multifunctional home design will dictate [the pace of] our flooring sales.”. The report shows evidence that between 2020-2021, U.S. Methodology.

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Industry weighs impact of new infrastructure law

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based FlorStar Sales, a top 20 flooring distributor. John Sher, president of Carrollton, Texas-based Adleta, another top 20 distributor, cited a report that showed the Dallas-Fort Worth area would benefit with a greater share of highway infrastructure because of the population growth in the region. “If