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Harvard study suggests inflation, labor shortages threaten remodeling industry

Housing Wire

According to the Improving America’s Housing 2025 report , the strength of the remodeling industry has long been supported by the aging of both homes and households, as well as high property values. The average homeowner spent almost $4,700 on improvements that year.

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Nearly 40 housing tech firms make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list

Housing Wire

487 LiveEasy 1,204% 2013 Real estate software company changing the way people manage their move and their homes. 497 BOSSCAT 1,175% 2018 Digitizing home inspection data to create instant repair estimates for homeowners and real estate professionals. Other established names to make the Inc. 4,105 FirstCloseFirstclose.

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Don’t Fall for These Real Estate Appraisal Myths

Birmingham Appraisal

If you had told me in 2010 that I would still be writing my appraisal blog 14 years later I would have said you were crazy, but here I am. Myth #5: Cost does not always equal value A myth that seems to get a lot of homeowners in trouble is believing that they will get a 100% return on the cost of their home improvement investment.

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Driving Toward Vehicle Charging Capabilities for the Home

Will Springer Realtor

In 2010, there were about 17,000 plug-in EVs on the road worldwide. choice to ditch their gas-powered vehicles for something with an electrical outlet. The evidence is clear: Americans (and many others around the world) are switching to electric vehicles, or EVs.

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PARKING AND THE IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Will Springer Realtor

. >> Researchers at Harvard forecast a 14% year-on-year increase by the end of 2022 in owner-occupied home improvement spending. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue was in the middle of the national pack with a forecast increase of 13% YoY in home improvement spending. In a study of 48 metro markets, Tucson, Ariz.,

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CFPB Enhances Protections for Home Improvement Loans

Appraisal Buzz

Most PACE loans are marketed to homeowners, typically through door-to-door sales, by a company who brokers financing and contracts for clean energy installation or other home improvements. These companies may promise that the improvements will pay for themselves with energy savings or through enhanced disaster preparedness.