Average home prices increased in nearly all major U.S. cities in August, boding well for a continued recovery in the housing market.

Plywood defenses lined Hurricane Sandy's path, with even Manhattan's tony 5th Avenue shops boarded up. Remodeling jobs, cabinetry, window and door replacement, are will follow in the wake of the storm's destruction.

The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association announced three Chairman Awards at the ProDealer Industry Summit in Savannah, GA

"A Specifier's Guide to Door Face Veneers," a webinar for the architectural wood door industry, is designed as a primer on veneer matching methods, cutting options and color selection.

The Window & Door Manufacturers Association's (WDMA) has introduced the third in our series of education webinars for the architectural wood door industry.

The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) outgoing Chair Cally Coleman Fromme, EVP at Zarsky Lumber in Victoria, Texas, announced three Chairman Awards at the ProDealer Industry Summit in Savannah, Georgia.

Mohawk Industries has agreed to buy Pergo laminate flooring for approximately $150 million from Pfleiderer AG of Dusseldorf, Germany.

Pfleiderer AG has entered into an agreement to sell Pergo to Mohawk Industries, Inc., a leading supplier of flooring applications in the US. Pergo is a leading manufacturer of premium laminate flooring in both Europe and the United States.