Spending for residential improvements and repairs is expected to shrink this year for the first time since 2010, but signs point to some easing of declines by year’s end, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released today by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. The LIRA projects that declines in annual homeowner renovation and maintenance expenditure will worsen through the third quarter of this year before moderating slightly to -6.5 percent by the end of 2024.
“Home remodeling will continue to suffer this year from a perfect storm of
Dear Annie: My only sister, “Donna,” and her husband, “Otis,” moved out of state, leaving me as the sole caregiver to our 97-year-old father. Their adult daughter “Leah” did not move with them and stayed here locally not far from my father.
My father lives near me and rents a small home in a senior community, which he enjoys, but has kept his old, empty, rundown home nearby. Although his empty home needs repair, it is in a very affluent area.
Donna and Otis asked my father if they could repair his rundown home so Leah could move in. They
FOREST PARK — The city of Forest Park has launched of its Homeowner Maintenance Enhancements Program to help residents ages 62 and older with essential home repairs or modifications.
The initiative — approved unanimously by Mayor Angelyne Butler and the City Council — allocates $1.3 million in American Rescue Plan Act grant funding to help cover the cost of eligible repair work ranging from roofing, painting, and minor electrical work to ADA improvements, siding, and more.
If I asked you to locate any item in your home, wouldn’t it be great if you could you find it with ease? Imagine having a home for all those pens you “didn’t steal” from work or being able to find a safety pin when you need one last minute. Imagine being able to find the spare batteries you’re sure you have somewhere instead of borrowing them from your remote or digging through the junk drawer. You know the one, we all have one: It’s where you have to push past the old takeout menus, past all the electronic cords
“We are constantly considering ways we can be more all-encompassing, helpful partners to our clients,” said