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• A Way to Better Connect With Customers, Subcontractors, and Suppliers

  MyOnlineToolbox is an online application that helps organize the daily business of remodelers and contractors.

• Industry Facts and Figures

  Facts and figures about the remodeling industry.

• A Las Vegas Remodeler Turns to the Foreclosure Market for Potential Leads

  In Las Vegas, a veteran remodeling company is working with real estate agents to tap into the foreclosure market.

• LIRA Shows Continued Decline in Homeowner Improvement Spending

  The third-quarter release of the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) predicts that homeowner improvement spending will decline at an annual rate of 12% by the second quarter of 2009.

• Energy-Efficient Changes Rank High on Value List

  Realtors and remodelers across the nation are seeing new attention being paid to energy efficiency.

• ASID Presses for Laws Governing Kitchen Design

  The American Society of Interior Designers is pressing for laws throughout the country that will regulate who can and cannot design kitchens, baths, and cabinets.

• Re-Benchmarked Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity

  In re-benchmarking the LIRA (Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity), the Joint Center for House Studies at Harvard University now provides smoother estimates of homeowner improvement spending.

• November 2008 Figure This

  Facts and figures related to the remodeling industry.

• Sobering Realities Take Hold Along the Florida Gulf Coast

  Michael K. Walker, a veteran remodeler in Sarasota, Fla., points out two danger signs along the horizon: permitting lag time and new wind-zone insurance requirements.

• Green Kitchen Design

  This Tucson, Ariz., kitchen design shows that paying attention to basic principles of green design -- reusing, recycling, and repurposing -- can have beautiful results.