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WFCA members take their concerns to Capitol Hill

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With negotiations around the debt ceiling encapsulating this city, board members of the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) went to Washington to meet lawmakers regarding issues important to their own businesses—including independent contractor issues, the Marketplace Fairness Act and the Working Families Flexibility Act.

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Real wood coalition, part 11

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In wood flooring installation some things remain constant and others are constantly changing. What has changed, experts say, is the method by which wood flooring is installed. In the past, most wood floors were installed by mechanical fasteners over a wood substrate and almost never directly to a concrete substrate.

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Surprise lift for new home sales in July

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“Despite the monthly bump in new home sales data, higher rates continue to sideline buyers as housing affordability challenges remain,” said Carl Harris, chairman of the NAHB and a custom home builder from Wichita, Kan. The post Surprise lift for new home sales in July appeared first on Floor Covering News. in the Northeast, 22.1%

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High mortgage rates continue to hold back builder confidence

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“While buyers appear to be waiting for lower interest rates, the six-month sales expectation for builders moved higher, indicating that builders expect mortgage rates to edge lower later this year as inflation data are showing signs of easing,” said NAHB chairman Carl Harris, a custom home builder from Wichita, Kan.

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