The budding housing revival driven by pent-up consumer demand still faces a number of obstacles, including tight credit for builders along with a stretched lot and building supply system in many markets that are barely keeping up with demand.
Paul Vigna, who spent over 50 years in the natural stone industry, has been awarded the 2012 Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement by the Marble Institute of America (MIA).
CBC Flooring’s top agents and distributors were honored at the company’s annual awards dinner held January 30 during the Surfaces trade show in Las Vegas.
Florida Tile has taken the look of early Americana and its own Made-In-The-USA initiative a few steps further with the release of Cliffside HDP High Definition Porcelain wall and floor tile, inspired by traditional Vermont slate.
With more than 700 exhibiting companies from all over the world introducing their newest products to thousands of attendees, singling out the best new products at SURFACES | StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas was not an easy task; however, at the end of the first day of the show, ten companies and their products were selected and awarded the top honor.
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 15.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 437,000 units in January, according to newly released figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.