Media Contact: Craig Knott, CR President Houseworks Unlimited, Inc. Telephone: 301-831-5178 E-mail:craig@houseworksunlimited.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOUSEWORKS UNLIMITED CELEBRATES 20 YEARS OF RICH HISTORY SERVING HOMEOWNERS THOUGHOUT THE FOUR COUNTY REGION. Mount Airy, MD –July16, 2010 – Houseworks Unlimited, Inc., an industry-leading residential home improvement contractor is celebrating its 20th year of providing outstanding work to [...]
Articles for the ‘Remodeling Industry’ Category
Home Improvement Spending Moving Forward Heading into 2011
Cambridge, MA — July 8, 2010 – A recovery in home improvement spending will soon be underway according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released today by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Remodeling spending is expected to increase on an annual basis by the [...]
NAHB to Sue EPA over Lead Paint Regulations
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A coalition of housing industry groups joined the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today in announcing plans to file a lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for removing the “opt-out” provision from its Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting rule. “About 79 million homes are affected, even though EPA estimates that only [...]
Energy Star Beefs Up Requirements and Enforcement
The Energy Star program is overhauling its standards, certification process, and enforcement techniques—and its image—after the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that it was able to get bogus products approved. In March 2010, GAO released a report about its experiences submitting 20 made-up products to Energy Star for certification, highlighting weaknesses in the program, [...]
Home Sales Continue to Improve this Spring
WASHINGTON – Existing-home sales rose again in April with buyers motivated by the tax credit, improving consumer confidence and favorable affordability conditions, according to the National Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, increased 7.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.77 million units [...]
The New Rules of Remodeling
You may have noticed the lines at home-improvement stores getting longer or heard the whirring of buzz saws in your neighborhood. After years of economic recession and housing-market malaise, people are starting to fix up their homes again. According to an April 15 report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, annual [...]
Cost v/s Value Report
The annual Cost v/s Value Report shows that cost to do most projects is down from last year. http://www.remodeling.hw.net/2009/costvsvalue/national.aspx
