The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) and Building Talent Foundation (BTF) recently partnered to expand awareness of floor covering trade careers and promote scholarships and training opportunities available. 

The Career Connections grant program is designed to support local events introducing young people to career opportunities in the residential skilled trades.

The February pace for apartment construction was the best since January 2020 and NAHB said the multifamily sector should to continue to show strength as the economy reopens.

A new study from the National Association of Realtors – Housing Wealth Gains for the Rising Middle-Class Markets – examines the distribution of housing wealth between 2010 and 2020 across income groups and in 917 metropolitan or micropolitan areas.

The Dodge Momentum Index increased 4% in February to 158.2 (2000=100), from the revised January reading of 151.9.

Mohawk President Paul De Cock gives his outlook on flooring retail and the housing market. 

Demand in many parts of the country has been strong enough to compensate for the rising costs of land, labor and materials, according to NAHB.

With builders continuing to report supply chain problems that are causing construction delays, overall housing starts decreased 4.1%, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Prices of construction materials jumped more than 20 percent from January  2021 to January 2022, according to an analysis of government data by the Associated General Contractors of America.

Builder sentiment continued to slip in February as the industry grapples with ongoing building material production bottlenecks that are raising construction costs and delaying projects.