Slower Growth Projected for Remodeling into Next Year Thursday, July 17, 2025 Annual expenditures for improvements and maintenance to owner-occupied homes are expected to soften in 2026, according to our latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA). The LIRA projects... By RACHEL BOGARDUS DREW
Remodeling Are Renters Less Energy Efficient than Homeowners? Friday, March 22, 2013 According to data from the Energy Information Administration, American renters use nearly a third... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
Remodeling Nonprofits Play Key Role in Repairing U.S. Homes Tuesday, March 12, 2013 Private sector spending on improvements and repairs to U.S. homes is approximately $300 billion a... By ABBE WILL
Demographics & Projections A Surge in Hispanic Household Growth? The Challenge of Interpreting Short-Term Trends in Datasets that are Occasionally Adjusted Thursday, March 7, 2013 Interpreting year-to-year changes in annual surveys from the Census Bureau can be a tricky business... By DANIEL MCCUE
Housing Markets & Conditions The Return of Substandard Housing Wednesday, February 27, 2013 The magnitude of the housing bust that began in the middle of the past decade is well documented... By KERMIT BAKER
Demographics & Projections Different Data Sources Tell Different Stories About Declining Geographic Mobility Wednesday, February 20, 2013 The Census Bureau recently released its usual extensive Current Population Survey (CPS)-based... By GEORGE MASNICK
Homeownership Watch the Inventory – and the Investors Wednesday, February 13, 2013 As housing demand has been coming up, the inventory of homes for sale on the market has been going... By ERIC BELSKY
Affordability Will Student Loan Debt Keep Young People from Buying Homes? Wednesday, February 6, 2013 The sharp rise in student loan debt over the last decade has caught everyone’s attention – the... By CHRIS HERBERT
Remodeling Spending on Distressed Properties Boosts Remodeling Thursday, January 31, 2013 In recent years, a sizable inventory of distressed residential properties in the U.S. housing market... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
Remodeling U.S. Housing Stock Ready for Improvement Wednesday, January 23, 2013 After languishing for several years, the U.S. remodeling industry appears to be pulling out of its... By KERMIT BAKER
