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Forecast calls for slower growth

National spending for improvements and repairs on owner-occupied homes is expected to rise only modestly this year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

The LIRA projects that home remodeling expenditures will increase by just 1.5 percent in 2020 compared with annual gains of 5–7 percent in recent years.

“While homebuilding and sales activity are now firming, softness from earlier last year will continue to pull on remodeling spending growth in 2020,” Chris Herbert, the center’s managing director, said in a statement. “However, the slowdown should begin to moderate by year-end as today’s healthier housing market indicators will ultimately lead to more home renovation and repair.”

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