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  • Danver Stainless Steel Cabinetry is now offering the Evo Flattop Grill as the newest addition to the company’s one-stop shop for outdoor kitchens.

  • Andersen’s new 45-Minute Rapid Install system for storm doors is available on the Contemporary Series Interchangeable Fullview and Contemporary Series Single Vent storm doors.

  • The Harmony collection is part of Berenson’s Inspired Design series.

  • The transitional Charlotte bath collection features flowing lines and classical elegance throughout a full suite.

  • Three decorative glass options make up Clopay’s new line of Craftsman Collection fiberglass entry doors

  • GAF Timberline American Harvest Lifetime Shingles are designed with an optimized construction and an advanced color-application technique that results in an extra-dimensional look for the home.

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Industry News

May 22, 2012

April existing home sales were up 10 percent from a year ago and prices saw their biggest increase in 6 years.

May 16, 2012

A 0.7 percent increase in median home prices in 146 metropolitan areas in April brought them to their highest point in almost a year, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors.

May 16, 2012

Housing starts in April were nearly 30 percent higher than the year before, with 717,000 new homes beginning construction (seasonally adjusted annual rate), according to data released today by the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and...

May 15, 2012

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes gained five points in May from a downwardly revised reading in the previous month to reach a level of 29 on the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released today.

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