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NARI would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of the NARI Newswatch a look at the most accessed articles from 2018. Our regular publication will resume Wednesday, Jan. 9.
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Remodeling Magazine
From May 2: The EPA's review of the Lead: Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) rule concludes that a regulation — much disliked by remodelers, window makers, and others — should remain unchanged without any actions to amend or rescind it.
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Remodeling Magazine
From Feb. 21: The labor shortage continues to plague the construction industry, and the outlook for progress is bleak. Last November, the NAHB wondered whether the shortage had reached a "crisis" status, even as the remodeling index went up.
A survey of remodelers last quarter for the Home Improvement Research Institute now confirms that sentiment.
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Remodeling Magazine
From Sept. 5: Larry has an employee, Bill, who has shown promise for several years. Bill is a good person who never quite does all that his position requires. Larry has created different plans over time to help Bill become a more effective employee. But none seem to create the desired change. Bill continues to work at Larry's company.
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Qualified Remodeler
From Sept. 12: People who tend to have the most success running and owning a remodeling business don’t do what everyone else does. They seek to be different. They do things others don’t do, won’t do and/or haven’t yet thought to do.
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Remodeling Magazine
From Oct. 24: Total expenditure still expected to rise to over $350 billion.
Annual growth in remodeling spending is expected to soften in 2019, according to the latest Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. The LIRA projects that residential remodeling expenditures year-over-year increases will reach a decade high of 7.7 percent this year before falling back to 6.6 percent through the third quarter of 2019.
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As open floor plans continue to grow in popularity, homeowners want more choices that reflect their personal style. GE Appliances offers more premium finishes than anyone to match the unique taste of every homeowner—from Stainless and Black Stainless to Slate and Black Slate.
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Remodeling Magazine
From Aug. 29:
Index up 5.2 percent over year earlier and projects positive growth through 2021. Big-ticket residential remodeling activity nationwide rose 1.3 percent in the second quarter from the first, Metrostudy said as it released its latest Residential Remodeling Index (RRI). The second quarter of 2018 was the RRI's 25th consecutive quarter of year-over-year gains since 2011.
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Qualified Remodeler
From Jan. 17: A remodeler uses his or her hands and knowledge to remodel buildings. Business owners use their knowledge and leadership talents to run a business with the goal of creating profits and equity. Unfortunately, too many remodelers never become business owners. They underprice their work and, therefore, often have to work until they die or until their bodies just can’t take the physical work anymore.
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Qualified Remodeler
From Feb. 14:
The National Association of Home Builders estimates that approximately 200,000 jobs remain unfilled in U.S. residential construction. More than 2 million workers exited the industry following the housing crash in 2007, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, and many of them have no intention of coming back despite construction activity reaching its highest point since 2006.
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Markup & Profit
From Oct. 31:
Often, if you ask a CPA what you should do if you have extra money, their advice will be to purchase tools or equipment to increase your expenses and reduce your tax liability. That makes sense, to a point. But what happens when the economy turns south? You won't be able to use those tools or equipment to keep your business in the black.
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By Michael J. Berens
From April 18:
As more long-term homeowners make the decision to stick with the home they have, they are undertaking larger-scale remodeling projects, such as complete room renovations or additions. Due to the complexity of these changes, more homeowners are hiring professionals to assist with or do the entire project for them. While that's great for business, it is pushing out wait times as project backlogs begin to pile up.
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