Reports and Studies
Free News Articles Category: Reports and Studies Industry News Articles
July 2026 Retreats to May Levels with 51 New Food and Beverage Planned Projects
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Industrial SalesLeads announced today the July 2026 results for its planned capital project spending report covering the Food and Beverage industry, with research confirming 51 new projects tracked during the month. This figure marks a pullback from recent highs, bringing activity back in line with levels last seen in May. The Firm tracks North American planned industrial capital project activity,….
ACES Q1 2026 Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report shows critical defect rate reverses course as compliance defects reach record share
DENVER, Colo. — ACES Quality Management® (ACES), the leading provider of enterprise quality management and control software for the financial services industry, announced the release of its quarterly ACES Mortgage QC Industry Trends Report covering Q1 of 2026. The report analyzes post-closing quality control data derived from the ACES Quality Management & Control® software….
HotDeals Releases 2026 Back-to-School Savings Snapshot Highlighting Coupon Code Usage Across U.S. Retailers
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — New data from the HotDeals Research Team shows that during the 2026 Back-to-School season, U.S. shoppers continue to favor manually applied coupon codes over automatically applied, no-code deals. According to the HotDeals Consumer Savings Index, more than 2,000 active Back-to-School promotions were tracked across over 1,000 U.S. merchants this season, with code-based offers outnumbering no-code deals by a wide margin….
4 Consecutive Months of Steady Growth with 632 Total New Industrial Manufacturing Planned Project – 165 in July 2026
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Industrial SalesLeads’ latest research confirms the Industrial Manufacturing sector has now posted four consecutive months of steady growth in planned capital project spending activity, with 165 new projects identified in July 2026 alone, bringing the past four months cumulative total to 632….
Optimal Blue report: Rising rates cool July mortgage activity, but demand remains above year-ago levels
PLANO, Texas — Optimal Blue today released its July 2026 Market Advantage mortgage data report, which found that mortgage activity softened as rising rates weighed on both purchase and refinance demand. Total rate-lock volume declined 11% month over month (MoM) but remained 5% above July 2025….
How many adult vegans and vegetarians are in the U.S.? The Vegetarian Resource Group asks in a 2026 survey conducted by the Harris Poll
BALTIMORE, Md. — Food companies, marketers, researchers, students, and media for years have been asking us about the number of vegetarians and vegans, said The Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG). To help answer this question, VRG commissioned The Harris Poll to conduct a nationally representative online poll of 2,096 U.S. adults aged 18 and over….
Down Payment Resource identifies 2,746 homeownership programs nationwide in Q2 2026
ATLANTA, Ga. — Down Payment Resource (DPR), the housing industry’s leading technology for connecting homebuyers with homeownership programs, today released its Q2 2026 Homeownership Program Index (HPI) report, identifying 2,746 programs nationwide. The total represents an increase of 67 programs from Q1 2026, reflecting continued expansion of resources designed to improve affordability and access to homeownership, and is a new survey high….
New Industrial, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Facility Projects Signal Sustained Capital Investment Across the Southeast in Q2 2026
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. — Capital investment across the Southeast United States held strong through the second quarter of 2026, with new construction, facility expansion, equipment modernization, and plant renovation activity spanning automotive, food and beverage, aerospace, data centers, and life sciences, and distribution and warehousing. Industrial SalesLeads, Inc. tracked 375 new industrial, manufacturing, and supply chain facility projects across 11-states in the Southeast….
Volume growth from existing staff ranks as lenders’ top priority for the second half of 2026, The Mortgage Collaborative’s survey finds
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Mortgage Collaborative (TMC), the nation’s largest independent cooperative network for mortgage lenders, today released results from its June 2026 Pulse of the Network survey. The biannual survey gathered input from mortgage lenders, including independent mortgage banks, credit unions and depository institutions, on strategic priorities heading into the second half of 2026….
New Food and Beverage Industry Planned Projects Rebounds in June 2026 Up 15-percent with 59 New Projects
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Industrial SalesLeads today announced the June 2026 results of its planned capital project spending report for the Food and Beverage industry. New planned projects rebounded during the month, with research confirming 59 new Food and Beverage projects in June 2026, a 15.7% increase from the 51 projects identified in May 2026….