Remodeling
Americans spend more than $400 billion a year on residential renovations and repairs. For over two decades, our Remodeling Futures Program has studied trends in the remodeling industry, including changes in the types and costs of projects that homeowners undertake, such as the growing interest in energy-efficient products, healthy homes, and “smart home” technologies. The program issues a biennial Improving America’s Housing report, a quarterly Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA), and other publications.
Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity
The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity provides a short-term outlook of national home improvement and repair spending to owner-occupied homes.
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Improving America's Housing 2019
March 12, 2019
Healthy Home Remodeling: Consumer Trends and Contractor Preparedness
January 31, 2019
Remodeling Futures Steering Committee
The Remodeling Futures Program of the Joint Center is a comprehensive study of the factors influencing the growth and changing characteristics of housing renovation and repair activity in the United States.
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Pandemic Expected to Shrink 2020 Remodeling Spending in Majority of Top Metros
April 30, 2020
Expenditures for home improvements are expected to decline in most metros this year.
Read MoreRemodeling Spending Growth to Slow in Most Major Metros in 2019
June 19, 2019
Annual gains in homeowner spending on improvements are expected to moderate across more than half of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas in 2019.
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Research Associate and Associate Project Director, Remodeling Futures
Specialty Replacement Remodelers Likely to See More Consistent Business Performance During Market Downturn
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
As the residential remodeling industry is once again mired in a slump, we expect many home improvement contracting businesses will...
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Research Assistant
Pandemic Leaves Many Remodelers Concerned About Revenue and Survivorship
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Most residential remodeling firms experienced reduced business activity during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to our...
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