A new survey shows economists are growing slightly more optimistic about recovery in the job and housing markets but expect other pillars of the economy to remain weak.
The next two decades in housing markets depends largely on the echo boomers, according to panelists at the “Shifting Demographics and Housing Choice: A Whole New World?” session during the recent Realtors 2012 Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo.
Metropolitan Ceramics, a brand of Ironrock Capital, Inc., has recently had a large selection of unglazed ceramic quarry tile products Green Squared Certified by Scientific Certification System (SCS).
Custom Building Products recently announced that the company’s manufacturing plant in Bell, Calif., has been named “Energy Project of the Year” by the Southern California Chapter of the Association for Energy Engineers.
National Association of Realtors Chief Economist Lawrence Yun presented a modest and hopeful outlook for the commercial real estate market during the Economic Issues and Commercial Business Trends Forum at the Realtor Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington, D.C., recently.
The Labor Department says it has reached a $600,000 settlement with adhesives manufacturer Bostik Inc., over workplace safety citations related to a March 2011 explosion at its plant north of Boston.
Mortgage insurer MGIC Investment Corp has sued mortgage financier Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Finance Administration to settle a dispute over coverage limits on certain insurance policies.
The Washington State Floor Covering Association (WSFCA) will hold its 44th Annual Golf Tournament, July 19, at Fairwood Golf & Country Club in Renton, Wash.
Positive underlying economic factors are helping relieve a pent-up housing demand, according to a presentation at a residential real estate forum at the Realtors Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo.