An improving housing market and record low interest rates are driving projections of strong gains in home improvement activity through the end of the year and into the first half of 2013, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released recently by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
A key individual behind Capital One's lovable barbarian "What's in your wallet?" campaign and the appeal of L'Oreal cosmetics will now be guiding the marketing campaigns for Beaulieu of America.
Mullican Flooring, a manufacturer of hardwood floors, has provided flooring for two episodes featured in the second season of “Flipping Boston,” a popular TV series on the A&E channel.
Nationwide production and permitting of new homes rose sharply in September to their highest levels in more than four years, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.
With new exhibitors from the United States and from Europe and with a large GIFT product collection, The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market, Jan. 9-16, 2013 at AmericasMart, is where buyers and sellers kick off a successful year.
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes edged slightly higher for a sixth consecutive month in October, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released recently.