Market Insights

In more ways than one, this is the age of “Mad Money.” A huge television...

Also, availability and affordability remain a serious issue for housing market

The recent Home Improvement Research Institute spring conference was the last for Dennis Neumann, HIRI board president.

How confident are industry professionals, in a tight labor market for skilled trades?

Mobile commerce has become almost universal in the retail industry, but competency levels are less uniform.

Approximately 58,000 completed foreclosures occurred in the United States in October 2012, a 17% decline from the 70,000 foreclosures in October 2011, according to a report by CoreLogic, a provider of information, analytics and business services. On a month-over-month basis, completed foreclosures fell 25%, from 77,000 in September 2012 to the current 58,000. 

According to Zillow Digs, homes with white kitchens sell for $1,400 less than homes with yellow kitchens.

The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, edged up 0.3% to 99.5 in September from 99.2 in August and is 14.5% above September 2011 when it was 86.9. The data reflect contracts but not closings.