According to the latest market indicators it’s a great time to take on that kitchen or bath remodel you’ve been thinking about.  A recent article points out that current economy promotes home remodeling projects. The confidence in the existing housing market as well as other areas is steadily improving. This is creating the right ingredients and confidence consumers need to move forward.

Key Indicators of Changing Economy

• Existing home sales are up over 6% in March 2015 (National Association of Realtors)
• The pace of existing home sales is up 10.4% from the same time last year
• Year-over-year increases has continued for six straight months
• Pending Home Sales Index up 11.1% from March last year, and this number has increased for 7 straight months
• National Association of Home Builders Remodeling Market Index has been above the key confidence level for 2 years straight now (above 50)
• Recently published survey of professional remodelers indicates that Kitchen and Bath projects lead all other types of projects
• New home sales for 1^st quarter 2015 is at the highest level since 2008
• A survey of Homebuilders NAHB 2015 top challenges showed that one of the top concerns by builders is the “availability of labor”. This is an indication of current demand for projects.

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