Publications: Remodeling

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Working Papers:

W09-1: Green Shoots in the Remodeling Industry: Contractor Characteristics That Affect Green Product Use Kevin Park

W08-6: Understanding Remodeling Cycles Abbe Will

W08-2: Good Home Improvers Make Good Neighbors Kevin Park

W07-8: The Performance of Remodeling Contractors in an Era of Industry Growth and Specialization Abbe Will and Kermit Baker

W07-6: A Long-Term Outlook for Homeowner Remodeling Activity: Results and Implications Amal Bendimerad

W05-10: Understanding Generational Differences in Home Remodeling Behavior Amal Bendimerad

W04-4: An Improved Method for Estimating Homeowner Improvement and Repair Activity Through Revisions to the Remodeling Activity Indicator Alvaro Martin-Guerrero

W01-5: Survivorship and Growth in the Residential Remodeling Industry: Evidence from the Census of Construction; Eric S. Belsky, Mark A. Calabria, and Alfred R. Nucci.

W01-8: Federally Sponsored Rehabilitation Activity; Mark Duda.

W00-5: Residential Conversions; Julia Reade and Zhu Xiao Di.

W00-6: Impact of Changes in Household Composition on Home Improvement Decisions; Kermit Baker and BulBul Kaul.

W99-1: Residential Building Codes, Affordability and Health Protection; James K. Hammit, Eric S. Belsky, Jonathan I. Levy, and John D. Graham.

W98-1: The Census of Construction Industries Database; Mark Calabria.

W98-6: Development of an Indicator for the Homeowner Improvement Market; Kermit Baker, Michael Collins, and Andrea Hopf.

W96-4: The "Move-In" Effect on Home Improvement Activity Longitudinal Analysis Utilizing the 1991 and 1993 American Housing Survey; Nancy McArdle.

Research Notes:

N08-1: Addendum to Research Note N07-1: Re-Benchmarking the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity Abbe Will

N07-1: Developing a Leading Indicator for the Remodeling Industry Amal Bendimerad

N06-2: The Relationship Between Home Energy Costs and Energy-Related Remodeling Activity Becky Russell

N04-3: Using Additions and Alterations Permits to Estimate Remodeling Activity in Metropolitan Areas Rachel Roth

N04-2: Method for Allocation: DIY & PRO Home Improvement Expenditures and Households Using the 1995-2001 AHS National File Alvaro Martin Guerrero

N03-2: Consolidation in the Distribution of Residential Building Products Rachel Roth

N03-1: Home Improvement Finance: Evidence from the 2001 Consumer Practices Survey Alvaro Martin- Guerrero

N02-1: Financing Home Improvement Projects: The Use of Home-Secured Credit;
Alvaro Martin-Guerrero

N01-4: Remodeling Spending in Major Metropolitan Areas; Julia Reade.

Reports:

R09-1: The Remodeling Market in Transition

R07-1: Foundations for Future Growth in the Remodeling Industry

R05-1: The Changing Structure of the Home Remodeling Industry

R03-1: Measuring the Benefits of Home Remodeling

R02-1: Rehabilitation Data Needs: A Building Industry Forum

R01-1: Remodeling Homes for Changing Households

R00-2 Remodeling Industry Information Summit; Remodeling Futures Program.

R99-1: Improving America's Housing; Remodeling Futures Program.