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Federal housing scorecard: Housing market recovery still fragile
on November 19,2010
The Obama administration’s monthly Housing Scorecard for November indicated that although the housing market remains fragile, home prices continue to stabilize and home affordability is up. The...
NAR survey: First-time home buyers increase in 2010
on November 16,2010
A survey by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed a major increase in the number of first-time home buyers in 2010. The 2010 NAR Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers surveyed consumers who...
Drywall prices expected to rise in early December
on November 15,2010

Major U.S. drywall produces plan to raise prices by up to 25 percent in the next month, according to a report by The Philadelphia Inquirer. USG Corp. announced the price increase Nov. 3...

NAR survey: Half of metro areas show increase in median home prices
on November 11,2010
Nearly half of the metropolitan areas tracked by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed modest increases in single-family home prices compared to last year. NAR’s latest survey showed that...
Mortgage Bankers Association Predicts Rise in Mortgage Rates
on October 29,2010

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) predicts that 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates will rise to 4.7 percent in the first quarter of 2011, and to 5.1 percent by the end of that year, according...

New Single-Family Home Sales Up in September
on October 28,2010
Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 6.6 percent in September, the best rate since June, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department, said a press release by the National...
Existing Home Sales Up, Median Prices Down, Says National Association of Realtors
on October 26,2010

Existing home sales increased 10 percent in September according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), said a report by Forbes.com. There were 4.53 million existing home sales last month,...

Changing Age Demographics Affect the Housing Market
on October 11,2010

The high number of homes for sale right now could be due to the increased number of households with members who are 55 and older, said a University of Virginia professor in a report by The...

Use abandoned phone numbers to boost remodeling business
on September 30,2009
Using abandoned phone numbers can help remodelers pick up business from companies that have closed down
Remodeler builds business with podcasts
on October 31,2008
Home improvement radio shows are an effective way for remodelers to market to new customers; using your Web site to partner with a TV station; offering "green" workshops
Trade Secrets
on July 31,2008

Information for building a better remodeling Web site with SEO; marketing with financing; and going green by reducing, reusing and recycling.

Trade Secrets
on March 31,2008
Trade secrets from the remodeling industry
Hire with personality
on January 31,2007
There's only so much a job interview can tell you about a prospective hire. "People can tell me whatever they think I want to hear when I'm interviewing them," says David Heaney,...
Materials Costs Skyrocket
on June 30,2006
There's no relief in sight for remodeling firms that have been hit hard by the increased cost of building materials, says economist Ken Simonson. Simonson, chief economist for the Associated...
Selling the Interior Design Difference
on December 31,2004
In each new episode of HGTV's "Designers' Challenge," three designers picked by the producers present their concepts for the same remodeling project to the homeowners. Though the...
The Road to Referrals
on November 30,2004
Superior customer service is the number one way remodelers can (and should) differentiate themselves from inferior competition. In the ongoing battle for customers' trust and — ultimately...