Data are for 25 metros available in the 2017 AHS, including the 15 largest by population. Size of dot corresponds to aggregate home improvement spending within each metro...
This map projects that improvement spending by homeowners will increase in all 50 metros this year, and increase by at least 5 percent in 41 of the 50 metros. Moreover…
In the five metropolitan areas for which consistent historical data are available, there is surprising variety in the trajectory of home improvement spending over time, with…