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Lending practices still affecting the size of projects, delaying others, but financing is better than it was two years ago.
This month, the Remodeler’s Exchange examines the problems associated with growing a remodeling business. Professional Remodeler’s Tom Swartz talked with Robert Criner and Scott Sevon,...
Industry research and advisory firm Forrester Research predicted the U.S. mobile payment market will grow to $90 billion in 2017—a 48 percent compound annual growth rate from the $12.8 billion...
FHFA sets Fannie and Freddie reforms; New arrivals migrate to homeownership; Millennials prefer small and smart; Toll Brothers to build near Denver; Weekley Homes expands to Salt Lake City;...
Equity investors play an important role in not only securing deals but with providing quick funding when unexpected financial deadlines occur. Banks, on the other hand, move slowly and their...
After standing pat with its flagship energy program for the first 10 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revamped the thresholds for Energy Star-backed new homes twice in the last half...
The Echo Boomers are predicted to outnumber Baby Boomers by more than 12 million as they enter their peak remodeling years over the next decade.
Remodeling projects on the increase, profits also on the rise.
When it comes to specifying window systems for new-home projects, energy efficiency and price were always the top two drivers of purchasing preference.
Houses are a series of integrated and interrelated components and systems that all affect each other.
A look at 14 economical upgrades for single-family homes.
Bullish outlook: Biggest remodelers see more growth in 2013
If you had a chance to do it over, would you enter the home improvement business again? And, if so, what advice would you give someone starting out today?
Not fully using manufacturers’ rebate programs is like burning your hard-earned money. Yet many builders don’t utilize these programs to their fullest advantage.
Universal design makes remodeled house attractive, inviting, and accessible at last.
Americans have shown continued interest in buying and owning homes. The demand for new homes is real. We need to keep focused on removing obstacles to homeownership. The new QM, when it emerges,...
The remodeling industry numbers are very strong: remodeling in the U.S. generates about $300 billion annually, which is more than commercial construction, public works projects and retail clothing...
From creating visual scopes of work to implementing open-book management techniques, Scott Sedam searched far and wide for the best new business ideas for builders.
To be more profitable, custom builders must focus on efficiency and cost savings, while looking for opportunities to publicize their work and expertise.
From expanding into custom building to entering new markets, Giant firms share their strategies for growth.
