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Acadia Hearth Aimed at Specialty Hearth Market

Friday, February 2, 2018

Acadia Hearth, LLC has been formed to offer new lines of hearth and outdoor living products exclusively to the specialty hearth market. The company is part of Acadia Holdings, Cheyenne, Wyoming, a capital investment firm formed by a group of investors...

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Younger Americans Aren’t Moving Like They Used To

Friday, February 2, 2018

Americans are moving at historically low rates. In 2017, 34.9 million Americans changed residences, translating to a household mobility rate of 10.9%. That’s the lowest mobility, or what we’ll also refer to as a “moving rate,”...

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Amazon and Housing: Not a Question of If, But When

Friday, February 2, 2018

This morning's quiz: Which is the bigger deal in its meaning, significance, and ramifications for residential development and construction? Amazon's HQ2 final decision? or yesterday's jaw-dropper announcement that Amazon is teaming up with Berkshire Hathaway...

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7 of 10 Fastest-Growing States Are in the West

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Seven of the 10 fastest-growing states between 2016 and 2017 were in the West, according to the Census Bureau's population estimates. Those seven are Idaho (up 2.2%), Nevada (2.0 %), Utah (1.9%), Washington (1.7%), Arizona (1.6%), Colorado (1.4%), and...

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ICFA Names Morris Director of Operations

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

The International Casual Furnishings Association (ICFA) has named Michele Morris director of Operations. Morris, an executive assistant at the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) since 2000, has provided support to AHFA’s public relations...

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Premier Prints

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Premier Prints is launching an exciting new outdoor option. Luxe Poly is a luxuriously textured woven polyester with advanced 1,000 hour lightfastness protection, DWR technology...

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Permits Grow Across Most States, Hurricane Effect Fading

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Over the eleven months ending in November 2017, the total number of single-family permits issued nationwide reached 761,229. This is 10.2% ahead of its level over the first eleven months of 2016, 690,836. The results from the SOC are similar, single-family...

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