• Home Improvement Book Shows Homeowners How to Save Money When Building or Remodeling Without Sacrificing Quality
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    Home Improvement Book Shows Homeowners How to Save Money When Building or Remodeling Without Sacrificing Quality

    With COVID-related inflation driving up prices, homeowners need to re-examine how they are spending their money says author Joe Oswald. CHICAGO, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — As if the COVID-related supply chain disruption making it hard to find many consumer items hasn’t been bad enough, many homeowners suffered sticker shock when the price of lumber hit an all-time high last spring, blowing construction budgets and forcing people to delay their home improvement projects. The cost of gasoline, groceries, food, and other commodities have also increased over the last year, and some areas of the country are seeing a rise in natural gas and electricity prices resulting in higher energy bills.…

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  • Most popular home remodeling projects and how much they cost
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    Most popular home remodeling projects and how much they cost

    When the pandemic hit in 2020, people had no choice but to stay in their homes. According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of employees working from home nearly doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic, rising to 42%. All that time spent at home led to a burst of pandemic remodeling—home improvement spending rose over 25% to an average of $10,341 per household in 2021. With record-high home prices in many areas of the country, some homeowners opted to take out home equity loans to improve their existing homes instead of trying to wade into an overheated market. And as the average 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate inched up after hovering…

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