Pending home sales rise 3.2% from April 2025
Numbers offer a positive outlook for actual closings in the coming weeks and months WASHINGTON — In a potential sign of positive news for the furniture …
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Home Depot reports 4.8% increase in fiscal Q1 sales
Home improvement retailer also reports net income of $3.3 billion, compared with $3.4 billion last year ATLANTA — Home improvement retailer Home Depot reported a …
Existing home sales are level from April 2025
Improvements in housing affordability could boost sales in the late spring and summer months WASHINGTON — April existing home sales were flat from a year …
Homebuilder confidence rises slightly in May
Amid rising costs, many builders also are cutting prices in order to stay competitive WASHINGTON — Despite elevated mortgage rates and economic uncertainty relating to …
Wayfair to open large-format Cincinnati store in 2027
BOSTON — Wayfair Inc. has announced plans to open a new large-format retail store in Cincinnati, further accelerating its expansion into high-impact markets across the …
New home sales rebound in March
Government data shows single-family home sales rose 3.3% from March 2025 and 7.4% from February WASHINGTON — A rebound in new home sales this past …
Raymour & Flanigan opens 1st Maryland showroom
SYRACUSE, NY — Raymour & Flanigan, the largest furniture and mattress retailer in the Northeast and the seventh-largest nationwide, announced the opening of its first Maryland …
CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor shows increase in furniture spending from April 2025
Sales rose 2.6% from a year earlier, marking the 4th straight month of year-over-year gains in the furniture retail sector WASHINGTON — Furniture store sales …
A tale of 2 furniture retailers
The Q1 results of Arhaus and Bob’s Discount Furniture highlight the growing divide between premium and price-focused consumers BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio — Two furniture retailers’ …
NAR report addresses rise in home prices
The Northeast saw the largest increase during the 1st quarter followed by the Midwest and South WASHINGTON — A recent report from the National Association of …
