During the housing bust, and continuing into this housing recovery, large numbers of owner-occupied homes have been converted to rental units. Distressed owner-occupied homes…
For the past 40 years, since the OPEC oil embargo in the early 1970s dramatically pushed up international crude oil prices, energy conservation and energy efficiency have…
The magnitude of the housing bust that began in the middle of the past decade is well documented, with a 75 percent plunge in housing starts, 45 percent decline in existing…
After languishing for several years, the U.S. remodeling industry appears to be pulling out of its downturn, and a renewal of the nation’s housing stock is underway,…
In the world of home improvement activity, do-it-yourselfers (DIY) have become a very important market segment. Younger homeowners, with more energy to undertake these…
Over the coming decade, the home improvement market will increasingly rely on older homeowners to generate growth. A previous post pointed out that baby boomers will continue…
