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The second quarter results of the Remodeling Market Index (RMI) slipped under pressure from a softening labor market, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), dropping two points to 45.

A coalition of business and religious leaders and civil rights groups hope to stop Arizona from putting its tough immigration law into effect.

Shingles that protrude from a roof often mean that roofing nails used during installation were too short, according to a Minnesota home inspector.

Residential remodels authorized by building permits in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2,663,000, according to the latest BuildFax Remodeling Index data, released Tuesday.

With home sales picking up and contractors seeing more positive business conditions in the future, remodeling activity in the U.S. is in a position to see accelerated growth by the end of this year and into 2013, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity.

Paint and coatings company Behr Process Corp. is on its second mobile tour across the country to showcase its BehrPro program.

With larger homes, more home electronics, and more appliances in homes, it may not be much of a surprise that energy consumption in the United States has increased. 

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.