LIRA indicates big-ticket spending growth will decelerate to 1.6% by 3Q2015 More
Poll of Houzz registrants finds renters are as eager as homeowners to remodel, and more eager to build More
Big-ticket remodeling activity is poised to grow by double-digit numbers throughout most of 2014, according to the latest forecast by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, before starting to slow next winter. More
Americans will spend roughly $153.8 billion on big-ticket remodeling projects over the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies says. But the speed at which that money will be spent will vary by quarter. See how. More
Metrostudy's analysis finds better-than-2007 conditions in 105 of 366 markets. More
Market studies project that after some slow years, the residential window industry is strongly trending upward. More
The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University suggests that annual homeowner improvement spending may reach double-digit growth by the first quarter of 2013. More
After spending the past two years at record low levels, remodeling activity is expected to pick up later this year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released Thursday by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Owing to a number of factors such as an upturn in home sales, relatively low interest rates, and an unseasonably mild winter, LIRA projects annual spending will see a healthy uptick in 2012, ending the year up 5.9%. More
Small businesses weather the recession and prepare for another possible downturn. More
