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, annual remodeling expenditures are still projected to expand to approximately $450 billion, according to the recently-released Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA). The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity comes courtesy […]

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), released earlier this week, points to falling builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes, a sign that the organization says indicates the housing market is now slowing. Builder confidence fell eight points in May, to 69, as growing affordability challenges—rapidly […]