Pandemic to Weigh on Home Remodeling Spending Through Mid-Year 2021
Expenditures for improvements and repairs to owner-occupied homes are expected to slow by the middle of next year as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold
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Pandemic Expected to Shrink 2020 Remodeling Spending in Majority of Top Metros
Expenditures for home improvements to the owner-occupied housing stock are anticipated to decline in most of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas this year in response to the severe economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Early Impacts of Pandemic Suggest an Abrupt About-Face for the Remodeling Market
Owner expenditures for home renovations and repairs are expected to decline at least through the first quarter of next year due to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic...
New Report Shows America's Rental Affordability Crisis Climbing the Income Ladder
Rental market conditions in the United States have changed fundamentally since the Great Recession and it has become harder than ever for middle-income Americans to pay the rent.
Slight Gains in 2020 Outlook for Residential Remodeling
National spending for improvements and repairs on owner-occupied homes is expected to rise only modestly this year...
Remodeling Market Expected to Stall in 2020
Annual gains in homeowner spending for improvements and repairs are set to give out by the second half of next year...
New Report Shows Widening Housing Inequality Among America’s Older Adults
Housing inequality is becoming increasingly evident among older Americans as the number of older households climbs to unprecedented levels, according to Housing America’s Older Adults 2019...
Steep Slowdown Projected in Home Improvements
Growth in residential remodeling spending is expected to slow considerably by the middle of next year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA)...
New Report Shows US Housing Supply Falls Far Short of What Is Needed
With the nation’s economy on sound footing and incomes on the rise, the number of people forming households in the United States has finally returned to a more normal pace. Housing production, however, has not.
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