Pending sales of existing U.S. homes fell in
April to their lowest marks in four years, according a National Association of
Realtors index released today.
Wolseley plc (Theale, England) announced
that Fenton Hord, president of Stock Building Supply (Raleigh, NC), the
company's U.S. building materials business, will retire July 31. Joe Appelmann,
senior vice president of operations, will take over as president of Stock
effective Aug. 1.
More than 44,000 kitchen and bath industry professionals
previewed the newest trends, designs and products displayed in over 1,000
exhibits at the K/BIS show in Las Vegas in May.
Home prices fell 1.4% in the first quarter
compared to a year earlier, the first decline year-over-year since 1991,
according the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index released today.
Sales of existing homes fell last month to the
lowest marks in four years, according to a report released today by the
National Association of Realtors.
ASA has announced that Inge Calderon has elected
to step down as executive vice president of ASA in favor of accepting a new
role as executive director of the ASA Education Foundation.
Taco Inc.’s new FloPro Team will help hydronics contractors
grow their businesses by way of training, field and technical support, and a
range of consumer marketing and promotion materials.