Brian Ripp ~ Your Bay Area & Fremont Real Estate & Financial Agent » homeowner http://brianripp.com Realty World - Viking Realty / Family owned since 1971 Sat, 12 May 2012 00:26:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Home Remodeling Activity Expected to Improve by 2011 http://brianripp.com/2010/08/12/home-remodeling-activity-expected-to-improve-by-2011/ http://brianripp.com/2010/08/12/home-remodeling-activity-expected-to-improve-by-2011/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:29:06 +0000 Brian Ripp http://bripp.blogs.rwnetwork.com/?p=461 Remodeling spending is expected to increase by the end of the year and accelerate to double-digit growth in the first quarter of 2011, according to the latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Kermit Baker, director at the Joint Center for Housing Studies, says homeowner optimism is driving the trend toward investing in the home again. “The recovery in home improvement activity appears to be moving beyond simple replacement projects and energy retrofits to broader remodels and upgrades,” Baker says. “A wider activity base would help generate the expected growth in the quarters ahead.”

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