The State of the Nation’s Housing 2022 report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, released on Wednesday, June 22, found that soaring prices keep prospective homebuyers in rentals. While residential construction starts are at levels not seen in decades, affordability and supply-chain issues could see a cool down in the market […]

In line with the slow recovery of the overall housing market, the home remodeling industry is expected to continue its path of moderating growth, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA). The report, done by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, projects annual growth in […]

An improving housing market and record low interest rates are driving projections of strong gains in home improvement activity through the end of the year and into the first half of 2013, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of […]