As National Home Remodeling Month draws to close, Eye on Housing reports on the most common projects undertaken by NAHB Remodelers during the previous calendar year—in this case, 2021. The results come from a special question included in the first quarter 2022 survey for the NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI). At the top of the list, 81 percent of… Read More ›
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In the Bath, First-Time Buyers Really Want Both a Shower & Tub
Among first-time buyers, both a shower stall and tub in the primary bath ranked as the most popular of the 18 bathroom features listed in the NAHB study, What Home Buyers Really Want, 2021 Edition. The study asked first-time, as well as repeat, home buyers to rate the kitchen features on the following, four-tier scale (which emphasizes how a feature… Read More ›
Remodeling in 2017: Baths Reclaim Top Spot from Kitchens
May is National Home Remodeling Month. Following the tradition established in recent years, the month’s first related post covers the most common types of remodeling projects performed by NAHB Remodelers during the previous calendar year. Results come from a special question on NAHB’s Remodeling Market Index (RMI) survey for the first quarter of 2018. The results show kitchen and bathroom remodeling… Read More ›
Remodeling in 2016: Kitchens Reclaim Top Spot from Baths
May is National Home Remodeling Month. For the month’s first related post, we report on the most common types of remodeling projects performed by NAHB Remodelers in 2016. The results come from a special question added to NAHB’s Remodeling Market Index (RMI) survey for the first quarter of 2017. The results show kitchens edging out baths for the top spot… Read More ›
New Homes Fill Demand for 2 1/2 Baths
Roughly one-third of home buyers are looking for a home with two full bathrooms, and roughly one-third of both new and existing homes have exactly two full bathrooms. But over half of buyers want a home with more than two full baths, and that’s where new homes do a much better job of matching current preferences. According to NAHB’s recent What Home Buyers… Read More ›