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The Average Household Now Spends $12,472 a Year on Their Home — Here’s Where It Goes
American households spent an average of $12,472 on their homes in 2025, according to Angi’s newly released 2025 State of Home Spending Report. That total climbed 3.5% from the year […]
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What an Attic Conversion, Bump-Out, or Bathroom Addition Actually Costs to Permit in 2026
Regulation now adds $131,734 to the price of a new single-family home, according to a June 2026 study from the National Association of Home Builders, up from $93,870 just five […]
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The One Interior Renovation That Still Cracks the Top 5 for Resale Value
$28,458. $32,141. Those are the two numbers that matter in Zonda’s 38th Annual Cost vs. Value Report: the average price of a minor kitchen remodel, and the amount it adds […]
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The $4,672 Upgrade That Returns $12,507 at Resale — and Why Almost Nobody Does It
A homeowner who spends $4,672 replacing a garage door gets back $12,507 of it at resale, a 267.7% return that beats every other project tracked in Zonda’s 38th Annual Cost […]
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Regulations Now Add $131,734 to the Cost of a New Home — Here’s Where That Money Actually Goes
Government regulation now adds $131,734 to the price of building a new home, according to a June 2026 special study from the National Association of Home Builders. That works out […]
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10 Renovations That Actually Pay You Back in 2026, Ranked by Resale Return
A new garage door costs $4,672 on average and hands back $12,507 at resale, a 267.7% return, the single highest payback of any home improvement project measured this year. That […]
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Builder Confidence Ticked Up for the First Time in Months — But It’s Still Historically Low
35 is the new reading on the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index for August 2026, up one point from July’s 34. It’s the first monthly gain the index has posted […]
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Housing Starts Dropped 12.4% in July — What That Means If You’re Planning to Build or Renovate
Housing starts fell 12.4% in July, dropping to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.24 million units, according to newly released data from the National Association of Home Builders. Single-family […]
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The Home Energy Tax Credit Homeowners Relied On Is Gone in 2026 — Here’s What’s Left
Two federal tax credits that homeowners used to offset insulation, heat pumps, windows, and solar installations expired on December 31, 2025. If your project wasn’t placed in service, or your […]