HF Briefs: Two Salespeople Wanted in Florida

Aug 24, 2015

Naturally Aged Flooring in Florida is looking for two sales representatives for the Orlando and South Florida areas. See the HF Classifieds for more information.

Pending Home Sales Drop 7.3% in September

October 21, 2026

Pending Home Sales Drop 7.3% in September

Children's book cover showing a brown SUV driving down a forest road with city skyline visible in the distance

PID Floors Publishes Children’s Book About Trees, Sustainability

Single-Family Starts Down in September

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.

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Stronger Enforcement Drives 15% Cut in Global Deforestation

Global deforestation fell 15% in 2025 to just over 7 million hectares (about 17.3 million acres), the largest annual decline since the 2018–2020 baseline period, according to the Forest Declaration Assessment 2026.

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60,000 Hectares of Illegal Timber Clearing Uncovered by Interpol

An international operation coordinated by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) led to 233 arrests for environmental crimes and identified 60,000 hectares (about 148,000 acres) of illegally cleared forest across nine Latin American and Caribbean countries.

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Building Material Price Inflation Climbs to Highest Level Since 2022

Prices for building materials used in residential construction rose 0.4% in September and were up 5.5% year over year, the largest annual increase since December 2022, according to the National Association of Home Builders' analysis of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index.

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More Home Builders Report Flooring Installer Shortages

Over a third (38%) of home builders reported a shortage of flooring installers they employ directly, with 6% reporting a serious shortage and 32% reporting some shortage, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index survey sent in September.

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Lumber Liquidators Founder Lists $34.8 Million Tennessee Ranch

Lumber Liquidators founder Tom Sullivan has listed Leiper's Fork Ranch, his equestrian estate in Leiper's Fork, Tenn., for $34.8 million, according to The Tennessean.

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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.

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