W15-4: The dramatic aging of the U.S. population in coming decades is expected to have important implications for the home remodeling industry. Of the over 25 million…
W14-2: Due to the many obstacles to scale economies facing the residential remodeling industry, such as low barriers to entry, volatile business cycles, highly…
W13-3: The approximately $300 billion a year private home remodeling and repair market comprises most of the investment for maintaining and improving the nation’s…
George Masnick, Abbe Will, Kermit Baker
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March 14, 2011
W11-4: As baby boomers relocate or downsize in retirement, or simply die off, they will release a very large amount of housing onto the market. Older homeowners (age 55…
W10-7: Immigrants have become a growing force in the housing and home improvement markets in recent years. This research explores how key demographic, socioeconomic and…
W08-6: This paper assesses the cyclical nature of the remodeling industry between 1987 and 2007, and how remodeling cycles relate to cycles in the homebuilding industry…
W07-8: Professional remodeling contractors have not experienced the same flurry of consolidation as in the national homebuilding industry in recent years. The home…
Zhu Xiao Di, Yi Yang, Xiaodong Liu
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November 30, 2003
W03-5: Housing is the cornerstone of household wealth, especially for low-income households. With the growth in the U.S. homeownership rate, housing wealth is important…
W02-3: This paper reviews the literature of young adults (ages 25-34) living in parental homes in regard to gender difference, racial difference, family structure…
W02-2: This paper examines intergenerational wealth transfer and its impact on housing. It synthesizes previous studies and findings through three perspectives: the…
