Eric Belsky, Mark Calabria, Alfred Nucci
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March 30, 2001
W01-5: This paper presents preliminary results on the survival, dissolution, and growth patterns of residential remodeling establishments located in metropolitan areas…
W00-6: Though total spending on residential renovation and repair activities is approaching $200 billion a year, spending by homeowners and rental property owners on…
W00-5: The stock of residential units in the United States is constantly changing as units are added, demolished, or converted. This paper looks at the conversion of…
W99-8: Based on data from the 1995 American Housing Survey (AHS), this study explores the types and prevalence of home modifications for U.S. households with disabled…
Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
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July 12, 1999
The residential remodeling industry now rivals home building in size, generating expenditures of about $150 billion a year and accounting for about 2% of gross domestic…
James Hammitt, Eric Belsky, Jonathan Levy, John Graham
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March 1, 1999
W99-1: Residential building codes intended to promote health and safety may produce unintended countervailing risks by adding to the cost of construction. Higher…
Kermit Baker, J. Michael Collins, Andrea Hopf
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October 10, 1998
W98-6: Although conservatively estimated at $90 billion a year, data on spending by U.S. homeowners on improvements and repairs to their homes are not reported on a…
W98-1: The Census of Construction Industries (CCI) is conducted every five years as part of the quinquennial Economic Census. The Census of Construction Industries…