One would think that with the relatively sluggish recovery of the real estate market in many parts of the country, with both home buying and home building on the low side overall, home improvement would be similarly stunted.
And yet, that’s not the case — a study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard, property renovations are booming with nearly $300 billion in sales. It could be the highest spending this year since 2007. That’s good news!