| | | Apr 17, 2025 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | March Housing Starts Rose 1.6% from Feb., Down 0.2% YOY | | Washington, DC, April 17, 2025— Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,482,000, 1.6% above the revised February rate of 1,459,000 but 0.2% below the March 2024 rate of 1,485,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Remodeling to Rise 2.5% by Q1 2026 | | Cambridge, MA, April 17, 2025--The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) projects that year-over-year spending for home renovation and repair will increase by 2.5% to reach a record $526 billion by the first quarter of 2026, according to the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. | | |
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| | | | Jobless Claims Declined by 9,000 in Week Ending April 12 | | Washington, DC, April 17, 2025— In the week ending April 12, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 215,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor. | | |
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| | Featured Video | | | | Pat Oakley Discusses Mullican Flooring's Recent Growth and Outlook at the NWFA Expo | | April 17, 2025—Pat Oakley, President of Mullican Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss Mullican’s growth in the first quarter of the year, its m | | |
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