Continued Gains Projected for Remodeling Amid Economic Uncertainty Thursday, April 17, 2025 Annual expenditures for improvements and maintenance to owner-occupied homes are expected to grow modestly through 2026, according to our latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) . The... By CARLOS MARTÍN
Remodeling The Most Popular Remodeling Projects: Rich Data Tables Provide Insights and Answer Key Questions Tuesday, June 11, 2019 What are the most common types of home improvement projects? How much do homeowners spend on a... By ABBE WILL
Demographics & Projections Behind the Data: The Demographics of Slow-Growing Areas Friday, June 7, 2019 The modest population growth in many slow-growing US states not only masks significant racial and... By GEORGE MASNICK
Remodeling Remodeling Spending Growth to Slow in Most Major Metros in 2019 Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Annual gains in homeowner spending on improvements are expected to moderate across more than half of... By ELIZABETH LA JEUNESSE
Rental Housing Have Changes in Financing Contributed to the Loss of Low-Cost Rental Units and Rent Increases? Tuesday, May 28, 2019 Over one-third of U.S. households rent their home and, since the Great Recession, rents for many of... By MICHAEL REHER
Homeownership How Do Mortgage Refinances Affect Debt, Default, and Spending? Monday, May 20, 2019 In the wake of the Great Recession, US monetary policy focused in large measure on purchases of... By JOSHUA ABEL
Neighborhood Change What Happens When Community-Based Organizations Do Disaster-Related Work? Wednesday, May 15, 2019 When environmental disasters such as Hurricane Harvey or California’s multi-year drought occur... By DAVID LUBEROFF
Demographics & Projections Behind the Data: Dramatic Changes in Low-Growth Cities and States Monday, May 13, 2019 Whenever the Census Bureau releases its annual population estimates, the press release and the... By GEORGE MASNICK
Remodeling New York’s $12 Billion Remodeling Market is the Largest Among Major Metro Areas Friday, May 10, 2019 In 2017, New York’s $12.2 billion market for home improvements was about 45 percent greater than the... By KERMIT BAKER
Housing Markets & Conditions Public Housing Authorities in the Private Market Monday, May 6, 2019 For a variety of reasons, many public housing authorities (PHAs) have gone from being entirely... By WHITNEY AIRGOOD-OBRYCKI
