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Business financials advice, reports, and trends for professional home builders and remodelers.

Remodeling Spending To Tick Up Through Mid-2025

The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity report says things will trend up after a modest downturn

6 Strategies to Optimize Gross Profit

Thoroughly estimating and tracking gross profits is the life blood of a business, and one remodeler shares the approach that works well for his firm

Selling Your Company to Your Team

From company valuation to terms of the transfer, here’s a look at how three different remodelers made the deal work

What's Beyond the Hammer?

Working with Brian Gottlieb on the book Beyond the Hammer provided a masterclass on how to build an aligned team

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February Existing-Home Sales Remain Subdued

Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, declined 0.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.60 million in February from 4.62 million in January, and 7.1 percent below the 4.95 million-unit level in February 2013.

Residential Construction Spending Increases for Third Month

Home improvement saw a slight decrease of 0.4 percent for the month of January.

Equipment Lease Finance Industry Confidence Higher in January

In January, 55.6 percent of respondents indicate they believe their company will increase spending on business development activities during the next six months, an increase from 30.3 percent in December.

Double Digit Growth in Remodeling Spending Expected Through Mid-Year

Double-digit gains in annual home improvement spending projected for the first half of the year should moderate some to just under 10 percent by the third quarter.