Economic Outlook

Remodeling Insider

Our ROAD TO RECOVERY series brings more stories each week about how the remodeling industry is coping with the current economic challenges.

• Banding Together

  Local group of housing professionals markets the services of member companies.

   

• A New Bathroom Concept, Ready for Prime Time

  Matt Plaskoff has invested 10 years and $4 million into One Week Bath, and after nearly 1,000 fast-turnaround bathroom remodels in Los...

   

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LIRA

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  Big-Ticket Remodeling Spending Set To Revive

  Homeowner spending on major remodeling projects is starting to turn a corner and should begin showing year-over-year increases in 2010...

   

• LIRA: Still Trending Down, but Is the Bottom Near?

  The second-quarter Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) points to a slowdown in the slowdown. Phones are ringing — but for...

   

• LIRA: Remodeling Activity Remains Weak

  The April 2009 LIRA report shows that with consumer confidence low and a weak housing market, remodeling activity continues to fall.

   

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RMI

• Remodelers' Market Confidence Plummets

  Fourth-quarter 2008 Remodeling Market Index reveals widespread near-term pessimism among remodelers.

   

• Third-Quarter Remodeling Market Index Signals Broad Pessimism, Scattered Bright Spots

  The Remodeling Market Index (RMI) dropped sharply in the third quarter of 2008, reflecting widespread pessimism -- and scattered pockets of...

   
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  Remodeling activity fell in fourth quarter of 2007

  Remodeling activity fell sharply in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), and the...

   

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