Industry pulse
Markets, housing & wire
Flooring-related public companies, US housing demand indicators, and trade/housing headlines. Updated automatically. Data may be delayed. Stocks: Aug 19, 2026, 9:55 AM EDT. Housing: Aug 19, 2026, 9:55 AM EDT. Wire: Aug 19, 2026, 9:55 AM EDT.
Flooring markets
US public flooring & hard-surface names
- MHK Mohawk Industries$137.03 +3.13%
- FND Floor & Decor$58.23 +3.89%
- TILE Interface$39.39 +2.25%
- TREX Trex$48.93 +2.51%
- MAS Masco$76.30 +3.98%
For information only. Not investment advice. Quotes may be delayed and can be wrong. Always verify with your broker or exchange. Source: Yahoo Finance (unofficial chart endpoint; delayed retail quotes).
| Symbol | Company | Last | vs prior close | Day % | Why we track it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHK | Mohawk Industries | $137.03 | +4.16 | +3.13% | Broad hard-surface and soft flooring manufacturer |
| FND | Floor & Decor | $58.23 | +2.18 | +3.89% | Specialty hard-surface retail barometer |
| TILE | Interface | $39.39 | +0.86 | +2.25% | Commercial modular flooring |
| TREX | Trex | $48.93 | +1.20 | +2.51% | Composite decking / outdoor living |
| MAS | Masco | $76.30 | +2.92 | +3.98% | Building products (cabinets, plumbing, coatings) — home improvement demand |
Housing pulse
Demand signals for flooring & remodel
- Mortgage Aug 13, 20266.67% -0.02 pts
- Starts Jul 20261.24M -12.4%
- Permits Jul 20261.44M +5.0%
- Home sales Jul 20264.06M -1.7%
- Supply Jun 20269.3 mo -0.10 pts
For information only. Not investment advice. Macro series are delayed and revised. Always verify on FRED or the primary agency. Source: FRED (St. Louis Fed public series CSV; delayed official releases).
| Indicator | Latest | As of | vs prior | Why we track it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-yr mortgage | 6.67% | Aug 13, 2026 | -0.02 pts | Freddie Mac weekly average 30-year fixed rate — financing cost for renovations and purchases |
| Housing starts | 1.24M | Jul 2026 | -12.4% | New privately owned housing units started (SAAR, thousands) — new construction pipeline |
| Building permits | 1.44M | Jul 2026 | +5.0% | New private housing units authorized (SAAR, thousands) — forward look at starts |
| Existing home sales | 4.06M | Jul 2026 | -1.7% | Existing home sales (SAAR) — resale market that drives much of flooring demand |
| New-home supply | 9.3 mo | Jun 2026 | -0.10 pts | Months' supply of new houses at current sales rate — inventory pressure on builders |
Industry wire
Flooring & housing headlines
- Housing Market Spotlight: How to read national housing trends in your local market
- Shaun Harkley joins MoxiWorks as SVP of sales
- Mortgage applications fall 0.4% as rates see little change
- Lowe’s Sales Up 8.3% in Q2, Comp Sales Up 0.2%, Earnings Flat
- Mortgage Applications Declined 0.4% in Week Ending August 14
- Deadline for Jim Walker Flooring Installer Excellence Award Extended Until August 21
- Housing starts recede in July amid market headwinds
- Richard Quinlan joins Create Flooring
- Create Flooring Names SVP of Sales & Marketing
- Tuesday tailwagger features Tammy Sue from Charlotte Animal Care & Control - sponsored by Hughes Floor Covering and Mohawk Pet Premier
- Tuesday Tips: Put the customer first
- Roppe Holding Company becomes 100% employee-owned
Headlines and outbound links only. Not affiliated with the publishers. Not investment advice.
About these feeds
- Stocks: MHK, FND, TILE, TREX, MAS — US public companies with flooring or adjacent hard-surface / home-improvement exposure.
- Housing: 30-year mortgage rate, housing starts, building permits, existing home sales, and new-home months' supply (FRED series).
- Wire: headlines from Floor Covering News, Floor Daily, NWFA, HousingWire, and a Google News flooring query. Each item has a Floor du Jour landing page with related guides and a link out to the publisher.
- Every stock, housing indicator, and wire headline links to its own automated landing page under
/markets/. - Stock data is a retail snapshot (unofficial Yahoo chart endpoint). Housing series are official releases mirrored by FRED and often revised.
- This is not investment advice. Do your own research; prices and listings change.
- Editorial context lives in the writing team — e.g. resale framing on Carla Jimenez or installation reality from Duke Callahan.