While the remodeling sector has shown resilience amid elevated mortgage rates and limited home sales, research indicates that growth rates are likely to “downshift” in…
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Could Financing Play a Key Role Amid Softer Consumer Confidence?
Forecasts from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) and Nationwide suggest that while remodeling is expected to slow, overall spending will continue to…
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2026 Forecast for Remodeling
fter a modest rebound in 2025, experts predict the home remodeling and construction markets will shift to a slower but still record-setting growth phase in…
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Home Prices Not Responding to Lower Interest Rates
Daniel McCue, senior research associate with the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies, published a piece explaining that, despite 30-year mortgage interest rates dropping…
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Harvard Forecasts Slow but Steady Remodeling Growth
Remodeling spending may not be surging, but it’s holding its ground. That’s the takeaway from Harvard University’s latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) report.…
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Housing Affordability Crisis Deepens, Harvard Report Suggests
Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) released its 2025 State of the Nation’s Housing report, and while there are no surprises, it offers…
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What the Outlook for Housing Means for Building Products
The U.S. housing market has faced its fair share of difficulties in 2025, including high costs, economic uncertainty and significant demographic shifts. That’s the gist…
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Slower Growth Projected for Remodeling into Next Year
Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) released the most recent Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) report, providing “a short-term outlook of national…
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Harvard Housing Study Shows Markets Cooling
Results of the State of the Nation’s Housing 2023 study, conducted by the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) of Harvard University, show what many…
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LIRA Projects Remodeling Slowdown in 2023 While Remaining Above Historical Average
Slowing home sales, rising interest rates and home price appreciation moderation will see a slowdown of homeowner remodeling activity through mid-2023. While growth will soften,…