HF Brief: Direct Hardwood Adds Garco/Harco

Sep 14, 2011

Direct Hardwood Flooring & Supplies (Ambridge, Pa.) has been named a distributor for Garco Clear Finishes (North Brunswick, N.J.) and Harco Clear Coatings (North Brunswick, N.J.).

Home Builder Confidence Falls to 14-Year Low

October 19, 2026

Home Builder Confidence Falls to 14-Year Low

WFB Briefs: Submissions Open for WIFI’s Women of Distinction Award, Floor & Decor To Open Raleigh Store, More

Stronger Enforcement Drives 15% Cut in Global Deforestation

60,000 Hectares of Illegal Timber Clearing Uncovered by Interpol

News

Home Builder Confidence Falls to 14-Year Low

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell three points to 29 in October, the lowest reading since June 2012, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.

News

WFB Briefs: Submissions Open for WIFI’s Women of Distinction Award, Floor & Decor To Open Raleigh Store, More

Submissions are open for WIFI's Women of Distinction Award, Floor & Decor will open its first store in Raleigh, N.C., and more.

News

WFB Briefs: Data Centers Drive Up Construction Backlog, Small Business Optimism Falls

ABC's Construction Backlog Indicator rose in September while the Small Business Optimism Index fell.

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Rising Mortgage Rates Hold Existing-Home Sales Near Year’s Low

Existing-home sales rose 1.5% from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.99 million in September, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were down 2.2% year-over-year.

Humor

Readers Respond: Tiger Woods vs. John Daly

We asked WFB followers on Facebook and Instagram how they would label John Daly in this infamous photo with Tiger Woods—if Tiger were a wood floor pro! Here’s what they said ...

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Cost-Of-Living Drags Down Consumer Sentiment

Consumer sentiment fell 3.7% from 48.1 in September to 46.3 in October, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers. Year-over-year, sentiment fell 13.6% from 53.6.

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Remodeler Sentiment Inches up in the Third Quarter

Remodeler sentiment rose one point to 62 in the third quarter, lifted by stronger forward-looking indicators, according to the National Association of Home Builders Remodeling Market Index.

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