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Remodeling Spending To Tick Up Through Mid-2025
The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity report says things will trend up after a modest downturn
Business
Curbio Joins NAR As New Member Benefits Partner
National Association of Realtors members receive access to the Curbio home improvement platform
NAHB
NAHB Announces Action Plan for Housing Affordability
Six of the proposed 10 action items are important to residential remodelers
Home Improvement
Re-Bath Expands its Reach with New Franchise
The company signs a deal with brothers who are first-time franchisees
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Design axioms of a world-class inventor
Chances are, you’ve never heard of Tony Fadell. But I would bet a very large sum of money (okay, $100) that you’ve heard of his most notable creation…
Baltimore home improvement loan program awaits vote on additional funding
Baltimore’s Healthy Neighborhoods Inc. home improvement loan program may soon receive a pair of new grants depending on the outcome of a vote by the Board of Estimates on Wednesday.
2012 Chrysalis Awards honor 82 cutting-edge remodeling projects
The winning projects were selected from more than 400 entries judged on overall design, the creative use of space and materials, and the degree to which the project enhanced the original structure.
Trulia: Home asking prices up 0.3 percent, but still outpaced by rising rents
Following a flat report in May, the Trulia Price Monitor for June shows that the asking prices for homes listed for sale in the 100 largest metro areas were up 0.3 percent last month (both YoY and MoM). Rents increased 5.4 percent YoY, outpacing price increases in most markets.
Mark Richardson on the future of the remodeling market
Cultivating strategic alliances and having a strong business acumen are among the keys to success for remodelers in the recovering market.
Case Study: From zero to $3 million in a depressed market
How does a longtime builder of new homes survive in one of the most depressed housing markets in the country? By making the move to home-performance improvements.
Lean Builder Blog: Do operations still matter on the West Coast?
I have spoken at PCBC, the big West Coast building conference most of the past 15 years and I always enjoy it. The event has been very well-run,…
Lean Design Blog: Okay, okay, I guess second floor laundries are just kind of stupid
The title of this blog is tongue in cheek (or maybe foot in mouth) as a follow up to a blog I wrote a while back titled, "Second Floor Laundries are…
Congress introduces amendment to lead paint rule
Today, Congressmen John Sullivan (R-Okla.) and Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) introduced H.R. 5911, the Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act of 2012, to improve the lead paint rule for remodelers who must comply with the costly work practices and record keeping requirements of the rule.
Design-on-the-fly remodel ends up in award-winning whole-house redo
Piece by piece remodel results in successful transformation