With the rebound of the economy, American consumers are looking to improve their lives and homes with a focus on healthy eating, home organization and home remodeling. These trends were front and center at the 2014 International Home and Housewares …
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Chris Ryan and his wife, Jan, had always planned to turn their first home into a rental when they moved to a larger home as they watched the housing market collapse. “The market was down, and we didn’t want to …
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Paul Gabbard hasn’t spent much time with a hammer. But he still has more than his fair share of construction knowledge. Gabbard, third-generation store owner of Malone Do it Best Lumber & Rental in Greenville, Ky., helped his father and …
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It’s an age-old tale: A new customer comes into your store and you find out he’s renting an apartment nearby. A couple of years later, he’s in the store buying paint and fixtures for his starter home. Down the road, …
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The Remodeling Market Index (RMI) held steady at 57 in the fourth quarter of 2013, the highest reading since the first quarter of 2004, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). “The remodeling industry ends 2013 on a …
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Remodelers are expecting to have a solid 2014, according to Qualified Remodeler magazine’s annual online market forecast survey. Of those who responded to the survey, 78 percent reported having either an excellent or good outlook on the year ahead, an …
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Current and future remodeling business conditions continue to show growth, according to National Association of the Remodeling Industry’s (NARI) third-quarter Remodeling Business Pulse (RBP) data. Quarter-over-quarter increases are evident in nearly all sub-components measuring remodeling activity. Entering into the holiday …
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The home remodeling market continues to grow, with strong gains predicted through the beginning of 2014, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) recently released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. …
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