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Joint Center for Housing Studies projects double-digit spending declines for at least the next nine months.
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A builder and architect discuss pros and cons at IBS.
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The National Association of Home Builders and the U.S. Green Building Council have locked horns over which of their respective green building standards should dominate residential construction. This confrontation, regardless of its outcome, presents another opportunity for pro dealers to...
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Separating the wheat from the chaff within that customer plain is how remodelers reap profitability. Case, for example, relies on computer-aided analyses of its extensive project database to predict future customer buying patterns. Other remodelers take the more basic route of screening potential...
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The subcontractor market is getting more competitive and more complicated. Remodelers are taking a new look at how they find, manage, and retain top-notch partners.
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Remodelers admit they spend too much time putting out fires ignited by change and not enough time devising solutions to insulate their companies from getting burned again. Indeed, the rapid pace of change, exacerbated by an unstable economy, exposes remodelers to a volatility for which many aren't...
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An addition almost triples the size of the original structure to turn this summer cottage into a year-round dream home.
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Mold may be the biggest issue facing the remodeling industry. Five years ago, when Brothers Strong, in Houston, came across household mold in the course of a project, "you didn't even talk about it," recalls company owner Michael Strong. And panicky homeowners facing $35,000 or more in...