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Breaking News: Elk Home to liquidate entire inventory

4 days ago | homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell

NESQUEHONING, Penn. – Furniture and lighting resource Elk Home is liquidating its entire inventory according to a letter sent to customers Tuesday. The company said it has partnered with liquidation specialist GA Group to handle the entire liquidation process. “This initiative presents a unique opportunity for our valued customers to acquire our products at significantly reduced, below-market prices before beginning planned inventory auctions,” company CEO Todd Webb said in the letter to customers.
Existing home sales post smallest year-over-year decline since February

4 days ago | homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell

WASHINGTON — Year-over-year existing home sales in May declined .7% from May 2024, according to data released Monday by the National Association of Realtors. This marked their smallest year-over-year decline of the year, thus far, compared with a 1.2% decline in February 2024, a 2.4% decline in March and a 2% decline in April. They also increased .8% from April to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.03 million, rising in the Northeast, Midwest and South, but declining in the West.
2 more luxury furniture resources announce plans to implement tariff-related increases

4 days ago | homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell

HIGH POINT More tariff related price increases are on the way, according to correspondence Home News Now has received from industry resources. Luxury furniture producers Christopher Guy and Jonathan Charles announced the increases via recent individual letters sent to dealers. Christopher Guy, which manufacturers its line at its production facilities in Indonesia, said in its letter that it plans to implement a 10% tariff surcharge to all new orders starting July 1.
Kuka Sleep names Jefre Ramos VP, marketing

4 days ago | homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell

HIGH POINT — Kuka Home bedding division Kuka Sleep has named Jefre Ramos vice president of marketing. Ramos has more than 15 years of marketing and business development experience in different industries and was most recently business development manager at Spectator Solutions. Before this, he was marketing director at Sinomax USA and previously was director of digital marketing at Health Insurance Innovations.
Gardner White adds 4 locations throughout Michigan

4 days ago | homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell

DETROIT, Mich. Retailer Gardner White is adding four new locations in the state in Cadillac, Gaylord, Midland and Mount Pleasant. The new stores open July 1.
CPSC announces recall of 100,000 mattresses sold on Amazon

5 days ago | homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell

WASHINGTON — The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of 100,000 mattresses sold on Amazon that pose serious injury or death related to a fire hazard.
CPSC announces recall of 6,000 clothing storage units sold on Amazon

1 week ago | homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell

WASHINGTON — The United States Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about 6,000 chests sold on Amazon that pose a tip-over and entrapment hazard. While there have been no incidents or injuries reported, the agency said that the 12-drawer YaFiti white dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, which can cause tip-overs and entrapment hazards that can result in injuries or death to children.
Home builder confidence declines again in June

1 week ago | homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell

WASHINGTON — Home builder confidence dropped again this month, to what the National Association of Home Builders described as one of the lowest levels for newly constructed single-family homes since 2012. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index survey released this week had a builder confidence reading of 32, down two points since May.
Debrah Furniture USA ceases operations in US market

1 week ago | homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell

ARCHDALE, N.C. — Debrah Furniture USA, a division of Chinese furniture manufacturer Debrah International, has decided to cease operations in the U.S. market. In a move directly related to the imposition of China tariffs, the company said it was unable to withstand the uncertainties involving the current rate, which stands at 55% pending further negotiations between the two countries.
May home construction activity declines from May 2024

1 week ago | homenewsnow.com | Thomas Russell

WASHINGTON —Housing construction activity was down again in May compared to a year ago, reflecting an ongoing slowdown in housing permits, housing starts and housing completions. Data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Commerce showed that building permits for privately owned housing units totaled 1,393,000 down 1% from 1,407,000 in May 2024, and down 2% from the revised April rate of 1,422,000.