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Home sales slow, but remain better than last year
Existing-home sales slowed in June but remained at relatively elevated levels. Sales fell 5.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.37 million units in June from 5.66 million in May, but are 9.8 percent higher than the 4.89 million-unit pace in June 2009.
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Moving Forward, Together
NAHB says builder confidence declines in July

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Corporate News
Pella’s Jarred Roy earns NAHB Remodelers Chairman’s Award
Pella Corporation Trade Segment Manager Jarred Roy has earned the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodelers Chairman’s Award for Outstanding Service. As Pella’s trade segment manager, Roy develops and leads Pella’s trade marketing initiatives on behalf of the company’s branch network system in support of remodeler, builder, contractor and residential architect relationships.
CertainTeed plant diverts 24 million pounds of waste from landfills
Whirlpool starts online Cash for Appliances tool
Name change for Fiberon

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Single-family housing starts virtually unchanged in June
Single-family housing starts were virtually unchanged from the previous month at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 454,000 units in June. Builders remain very cautious in light of the sluggish pace of the economic recovery and the hesitancy they are seeing among potential home buyers. Improvement is expected in both housing starts and sales activity as buyers come forward to take advantage of the very attractive home prices.
Affluent Americans remain cautious about indulgent spending
Harvard: Remodeling expected to accelerate into 2011
AIA selects small project award winners for 2010

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