Industry Data & Research

Industry data and research for professional home builders and remodelers.
This month, we talk taxes with Mark Brick, president, B & E General Contractors Inc., Milwaukee, Wis.
Every child born in the U.S. this year inherits a very unwelcome legacy from their Uncle Sam - a debt of almost $14,000.
Nineteen-ninety-nine’s top two areas in terms of sheer volume of new residential construction were Atlanta and Phoenix.
Rosie Romero runs one of the most profitable and recognizable remodeling firms in Arizona, but last year a drop-off in sales revenue threatened the...
A few weeks ago, we were lamenting the fact that accurate, reliable numbers for the remodeling industry are nonexistent.
Contrary to the national findings, New York City experienced a large increase in first-time buyer market share, to 56.9% versus the national average...
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies attempts to put some numbers on the remodeling industry
January 2000 total housing starts were at a seasonally-adjusted annualized level of 1.775 million units, the best monthly level recorded since...
The Conference Board’s composite Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell slightly in February from its record-high set during the first month of the new...
The total number of residential permits issued nationwide during the first month of this year was a slight 0.5% lower than in January 1999.
 

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