Single-family home prices increased 5.2 percent from Q1 2024 to Q1 2025, largely unchanged from the previous quarter’s year-over-year growth pace of 5.3 percent, according to the latest reading of the Fannie Mae (FNMA/OTCQB) Home Price Index (FNM-HPI). The FNM-HPI is a national, repeat-transaction home price index measuring the average, quarterly price change for all single-family […]
Cabinetworks Group Announces Appointment of Danielle Mikesell as New Chief Marketing Officer
Cabinetworks Group, the country’s largest privately owned cabinet manufacturer, announced the appointment of Danielle Mikesell as its new Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Mikesell joins Cabinetworks from Wilsonart Engineered Surfaces, where she served as Global Vice President of Marketing and Design. At Wilsonart, an industry-leading engineered surfaces manufacturer and distributor, Mikesell was responsible for building […]
The Coopérative de Saint-Quentin Hardware Store Joins RONA
This change of banner will lead to the creation of a brand-new PRO desk to better serve local professionals RONA inc., one of Canada’s leading home improvement retailers, operating and servicing some 425 corporate and affiliated dealer stores, is proud to welcome the Coopérative de Saint-Quentin hardware store, located in New Brunswick, to its network of affiliated […]
NAHB: Builder Confidence Levels Indicate Slow Start for Spring Housing Season
Growing economic uncertainty stemming from tariff concerns and elevated building material costs kept builder sentiment in negative territory in April, despite a modest bump in confidence likely due to a slight retreat in mortgage interest rates in recent weeks. Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 40 in April, edging up […]
Ferguson Announces Two Acquisitions
Strengthens its Commercial and Fire & Fabrication businesses through bolt-on geographic and capability acquisitions Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. announces the closing of two acquisitions: Independent Pipe & Supply Corp. and National Fire Equipment Ltd. and National Fire Fabrication Ltd. Independent Pipe & Supply Corp. Headquartered in Canton, MA, Independent Pipe & Supply is a distributor of pipe, […]
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 8.5 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending April 11, 2025. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 8.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, […]
1847 Holdings Announces it will Request a Review of Delisting Determination
Trading of the Company’s Common Shares to Remain Suspended 1847 Holdings LLC (“1847 Holdings” or the “Company”) provided an update on its request for a review of the delisting determination issued by the NYSE American. As previously disclosed, on April 3, 2025, the NYSE American Regulation Staff notified 1847 Holdings LLC (the “Company”) that it had […]
Sylvamo Announces CEO, CFO Transition Plan
Sylvamo, the world’s paper company, is announcing Jean-Michel Ribiéras, chairman and chief executive officer, will retire Dec. 31. John Sims, who currently serves as senior vice president and chief financial officer, has been elected chief operating officer by the company’s board of directors, effective May 1. As COO, Sims will lead commercial and operational functions, […]
CertainTeed Roofing Shingles Earn Good Housekeeping Seal
CertainTeed’s Residential Roofing Shingle Portfolio Earns Prestigious Good Housekeeping Seal CertainTeed, a leading North American manufacturer of sustainable building materials, is proud to announce that its entire residential roofing shingle portfolio has earned the Good Housekeeping Seal, a widely recognized symbol of quality and trust. With shingle solutions ranging from Landmark® PRO to Carriage House®, CertainTeed […]
PPG Names Two Associate Fellows, Recognizing Technical Achievements Aligned to Growth
PPG announced that it has promoted scientists David Fenn and Renhe Lin to PPG associate fellow. A prestigious designation with the scientific community, the associate fellow title recognizes PPG science and technology employees who consistently deliver excellence in innovation and acknowledges the future value potential they can deliver. “These promotions represent one of the most […]