The Remodeling Futures Program at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing... More
The Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies finds the home remodeling... More
Levels of volatility within local markets also are similar, JCHS says. More
The report examines renewal of housing stock and improvement activity by location, demographic changes, and the affect the downturn has had both on the actual housing stock and on contractors. More
The improving housing market and record low interest rates could be creating a perfect storm that leads to gains in home improvement activity for the rest of the year and well into 2013, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. More
The improving housing market and record low interest rates could be creating a perfect storm that leads to gains in home improvement activity for the rest of the year and well into 2013, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. 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
Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) data indicate that the short-term outlook doesn't offer a clear sense of recovery. More