WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates that hit more than a 20-year high, coupled with elevated construction costs and excessive regulatory costs, left housing affordability in the fourth quarter of 2023 virtually unchanged from the previous quarter and holding near its lowest level in more than a decade.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As many Americans prepare to purchase new TVs ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 11, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released new data that shows tip-over incidents land thousands of children in emergency rooms every year; with children also representing 71 percent of fatalities associated with this hazard.

Jeld-Wen Holding announced three new leaders and a refreshed senior leadership team to accelerate the company’s business performance.

Prestigious contest searches for the best veneer work offering thousands of dollars in prizes.

Tom Gosse harvested approximately 2,400 board feet of quality lumber from three trees.

Apprenticeship program in New Jersey offers debt-free college and a $70,000 salary.

REHAU has appointed Rick Carter to the position of sales director for the furniture solutions division in North America.

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — NKBA | KBIS, owners of the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS), will officially launch its first-ever NKBA Design Council this February at KBIS 2024 in Las Vegas. Featuring industry-leading designers Thom Filicia, Michel Smith Boyd, Caleb Anderson, and Celerie Kemble, the program teams up with illustrious voices to promote the benefits of NKBA | KBIS membership to the nation’s design community.

Carbotech Group has acquired Sawquip, a manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of sawmill equipment for the primary and secondary breakdown of logs into lumber.

Baru Inc. is a Cleveland, Ohio, startup that acts as a cabinet-go-between. It has been self-described as the Uber of cabinetry, but in truth, it might be more akin to the FTD flower service that matches the flower recipient with the local floral shop.It was created as a way to utilize unused capacity in the manufacturing supply chain for cabinetry, furniture, and other case goods. It is a shared-economy model that links custom cabinet buyers to available CNC routers in their regions.