Lumber Liquidators reported net earnings in Q3 that increased 57.2 percent to $6.7 million, or $0.24 per diluted share compared with $4.3 million, or $0.15 per share, in Q3 of the prior year.

InterfaceFLOR has signed a pan-European agreement with waste management specialist, SITA to recover end-of-life carpet tiles from customers across Europe and maximize their use.

Pending home sales declined in September, although activity remains above a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Sterling Homes Development Corporation received a national home building accolade, capturing Honorable Mention in the 2012 Jerry Rouleau Awards for Excellence in Marketing and Home Design.

Realtors will gather in Anaheim, Calif., to address critical issues impacting the real estate industry at the 2011 REALTORS Conference and Expo, Nov. 11-14, with pre-conference events beginning Nov. 9.

DesignTradeOnline.org, a new online showroom that provides the opportunity for the interiors community to design, specify and purchase products in a members-only website, opened its doors to designers, architects and contractors this week.

Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 5.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 313,000 units in September, according to newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department.

The closely watched Case-Shiller index of home prices in American cities rose slightly in August from the prior month.

The weak housing sector continues to pose a strong headwind to the U.S. economic recovery, and the Federal Reserve could potentially do more to drive down mortgage rates to support the sector, an influential Federal Reserve official said on Monday.

Diane Martel, VP Environmental Planning and Strategy for Tarkett North America, will deliver a presentation on Human Factors in Interior Design at this year’s International Facility Management Association’s World Workplace Conference and Expo in Phoenix.