It’s another bold statement. But, like it or not, in a customer’s mind the quality of a product doesn’t matter one bit. Until, that is,…
Brigid O'Leary
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Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies Looks at State of the Nation’s Housing
The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University issued the State of the Nation's Housing report for 2019 and the results are unlikely to…
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Affordability, Wages and Demographics Cause Shifts in Housing Strategy
Of late, home prices have climbed while wages have failed to keep up, leaving a gap between the current housing market and affordability. According to…
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West Shore Home Aquistion of America’s Window Now Complete
West Shore Home has announced that its acquisition of Kentucky-based America’s Window LLC, a window, bath and siding company, is now complete and in doing…
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EPA and HUD Issue New Lead Dust Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) together have issued new, tighter standards for lead dust found on…
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Atlanta to Invest $60 Million Into Affordable Housing
In a move that could boost sales for some door and window companies in the region, residential building in Atlanta received a boon last week…
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First Quarter Sales for Fortune Brands and Huttig Listed as Positive
Door and hardware manufacturer Fortune Brands Home and Security Inc. and distributor Huttig Building Products Inc. released first quarter 2019 results recently—both showing positive movement.…
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Lower Interest Rates Bring New Home Sales Up in March
Newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that sales of newly built, single-family…
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Homebuilders More Confident as Remodeling Sags
The latest National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) showed an increase in confidence among builders for the newly-built, single-family home…
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Door and Window Materials Show Mixed Prices
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its latest Producer Price Index (PPI) for March, showing changes among prices for materials used in glazing…