One of the great benefits of the Internet for new home builders and the real estate industry is its ability to show prospective buyers a complete picture of both new and existing homes in great detail. Users who can walk through a “virtual house” and view almost all of its rooms are increasingly able to use this tool to select the house they want to buy. And because these homes have a set price, the prospective buyer can match the home to their budget.
Solutions to the labor crisis? New approaches to design? Experts from the worlds of construction, design, demographics, and management forecast hotspots on the road ahead.
My first column ran in the first issue of Remodeling World back in May of 1985 (the name was shortened to REMODELING with the third issue).
During most of the past 40 years, there was enough similarity between houses being built that most companies could handle all the work involved in any type of remodeling job.
A recent Harvard report highlights trends and challenges for the remodeling industry.
