Over the last 10 years, we've seen a fairly significant core of the population spending more than half the value of their home on improvements. Some of that is because buyers increasingly are moving into older suburbs convenient to their jobs in the city, and they're renovating smaller Cape Cod and ranch-style homes. -Kermit Baker

 

Over the last 10 years, we've seen a fairly significant core of the population spending more than half the value of their home on improvements. Some of that is because buyers increasingly are moving into older suburbs convenient to their jobs in the city, and they're renovating smaller Cape Cod and ranch-style homes.


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We're seeing regional design activity very strong here. The strongest sectors seem to be on the institutional side, education and health care.

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For consumers, this means they are going to get contractors who return phone calls, and they are going to be able to get two or three bids, instead of just one.

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Over the last 10 years, we've seen a fairly significant core of the population spending more than half the value of their home on improvements. Some of that is because buyers increasingly are moving into older suburbs convenient to their jobs in the city, and they're renovating smaller Cape Cod and ranch-style homes.

Kermit Baker

Architects design a fairly small percentage of homes, but they really are the trendsetters. It helps us find out early what the key trends are.

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There's a strong concern in that area, which has been heightened over the last four to five months. There's more emphasis on technology to ensure that homes are as energy efficient as they can be.

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