Articles from Qualified Remodeler

Qualified Remodeler magazine was recently named a recipient of the prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Brand-Related Event. The award recognized the magazine’s editorial team for its development of QR’s TOP 500 LIVE conference.

Qualified Remodeler, the leading media outlet for residential remodelers and home improvement firms, just released its 46th annual TOP 500 list of the industry’s largest companies. Together, the group tallied $21.7 billion in sales on 2.1 million jobs during the year that ended in December. A year ago, the TOP 500 posted $19.9 billion in remodeling sales.

FAST Remodeler Live, a software event for remodelers and home improvement professionals who are 'focused on agile systems and technology', recently received one of the most prestigious awards in business-to-business media.

Residential construction companies that focus on remodeling and repairs reported renewed optimism during the first quarter of 2023 according to latest U.S. Remodeler Index (USRI) from Qualified Remodeler and John Burns Research & Consulting. The index registered a 60.6 reading, which is considered strong. The USRI is a diffusion index. Any reading over 50 signals growth.

As consumers begin to pull back on spending, remodelers and home improvement pros say they’re girding for slower demand. That’s the result of the U.S. Remodeler Index for the third quarter of 2022, which ticked lower to a 62 reading, down from 65.7 in the second quarter—yet remains at a level of sentiment that is considered ‘strong’. The index is a collaboration between Qualified Remodeler magazine and John Burns Real Estate Consulting.

Remodelers and home improvement professionals nationwide reported strong activity albeit with signs of slowing at the higher end of the market according to the latest U.S. Remodeler Index, a gauge of sentiment and remodeling activity conducted quarterly by Qualified Remodeler and John Burns Real Estate Consulting.

Remodelers and home improvement professionals nationwide remain bullish about residential construction activity according to the latest U.S. Remodeler Index, a gauge of sentiment and remodeling activity conducted quarterly by Qualified Remodeler and John Burns Real Estate Consulting.

Confidence among residential remodelers expanded in the third quarter, according to the latest U.S. Remodeler Index. It is the fourth consecutive quarterly boost in sentiment, which has been soaring since the summer of 2020.

Positive sentiment among residential contractors across the U.S. pushed to even higher levels in Q2 2021, according to the latest U.S. Remodeler Index (USRI), which surveys design and construction pros in three industry segments: design-build, full-service as well as specialty home improvement. It registered a confidence level of 75.3, up from a very strong 72.7 in Q1.

Qualified Remodeler, the leading media outlet for residential remodelers and home improvement firms, recently released its 43rd annual TOP 500 list of the industry’s largest companies. As a group, the QR TOP 500 tallied $14 billion in sales on 1.13 million jobs, a big increase over the prior year when they posted $11.4 billion in revenue on 1.12 million jobs. For the current year the group is on record pace with projections to grow to $16.7 billion in 2021.

Very strong and getting stronger—that’s the latest quarterly reading from the U.S. Remodeling Index (USRI), a respected gauge of business sentiment among home improvement and remodeling professionals nationwide. The index soared to 75.2, up from 63.5 in Q4 2020. All readings above 50 are positive.