• Ocean View House in Bethany Beach,
Del., by Scott Edmonston of SEA Studio
Architects
• Ben's Barn in Kennebunk, Maine, by
Josh Brockman of Caleb Johnson
Architects and Builders
• Winnetka Residence in Winnetka, Ill., by
Geno Benvenuti of Benvenuti and Stein
• Newton Custom Home in Newton,
Mass., by Richard Levey of RBL
Architects
• Private Residence in Green Hills in
Nashville, Tenn., by Van Pond of Van
Pond Architect, PLLC
• People's Choice winner: Newhouse in
Bethany, Del., by Bruce Mears of Bruce
Mears Designer/Builder
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Remodelers experience an
upturn in growth as bigger
projects rebound
The NARI Remodeling Business Pulse
(RBP) data of current and future remod-
eling business conditions found a sharp
upturn in remodelers' ratings for current
business conditions.
On a 1–9 scale, the average rating was a
6.48 (above 5 indicates growth), a statisti-
cally signifcant upturn versus the 6.11 re-
corded in March. A portion of that growth
came from remodelers reporting the
highest current business rating of "9: Much
better than last year." About 1 in 6 remod-
elers gave top end ratings, while less than
1 in 100 gave the lowest rating of "1: Much
worse than last year." Only 14 percent of
remodelers reported any level of decline
while 69 percent reported growth.
The subcomponents of the current con-
ditions show all with gains versus the prior
quarter. One of the changes was statisti-
cally signifcant, "Value of jobs sold." This
measure hit an all-time high in the June
study, a sign that bigger dollar projects are
becoming more common.
• Number of inquiries was at 6.31, up
2.9 percent
• Requests for bids came in at 6.30, up
1.3 percent
• Conversion of bids to jobs was 5.81,
up 0.9 percent
• Value of jobs was 6.43, a 4.7 percent
growth
Altogether, this data points to a strong
environment for remodeling projects.
DATA POINTS
Five cities that spent
the most on home
improvement projects
1
OAKLAND, CALIF., AVERAGE OF $5,514
2
PITTSBURGH, AVERAGE OF $5,497
3
NEW YORK, AVERAGE OF $5,472
4
LOS ANGELES, AVERAGE OF $5,354
5
BOSTON, AVERAGE OF $5,299
Source: HomeAdvisor True Cost Guide
CORRECTIONS
September 2015
In the September issue, the sidebar on p. 61,
"Looking Through the Glass," included an
error in credit. All quotes and information
within the sidebar were provided by Keith
Juhola, vice president of sales and market-
ing for ODL. We apologize for the error.
August 2015
In the August issue, the article "Complete
Plan" on pp. 20-22 neglected to include
the photo credit. Please credit all photos
to Greg Hadley.
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