Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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February 27, 2017
Rising house prices and incomes, an aging housing stock, and a pickup in household growth are all contributing to today’s strong home improvement market. Demand is robust in…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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January 23, 2013
After languishing for several years, the U.S. remodeling industry appears to be pulling out of its downturn, and a renewal of the nation’s housing stock is underway. The…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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January 13, 2011
Slowly but surely, the US home improvement industry is emerging from its worst downturn since the government began tracking spending in the early 1960s. Homeowners who…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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February 8, 2007
Over the last decade, the US home improvement market nearly doubled in size to $280 billion. Indeed, the combination of low financing costs, strong growth in homeowner equity…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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June 1, 2005
Even with the ups and downs of the broader economy, growth in spending on residential remodeling and repairs has been remarkably steady. In fact, the home improvement…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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September 8, 2003
Home improvement has become the great national pastime. Whether remodeling a kitchen, adding a family room, installing replacement windows, or simply changing a light fixture…