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We are pleased to announce that Soft-Lite, a vinyl replacement window and door manufacturer headquartered in Streetsboro, Ohio, has selected improveit! 360 as a partner to help continue their growth, support their focus on innovation, and increase communication and collaboration within their dealer network.

 

Read our press release at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/08/prweb4423984.htm.

Even brighter days appear to be just around the corner for the home improvement industry. A July press release out of Harvard says growth could accelerate to the double-digit range in the first quarter of 2011.

According to the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS), which is Harvard’s center for domestic housing research, “A recovery in home improvement spending will soon be underway.”

 

It cites the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) as evidence for this change.  The LIRA is designed to estimate national homeowner spending on improvements for the current quarter and subsequent three quarters

Eric S. Belsky, managing director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies states, “Absent a reversal of recent economic progress, there should be a healthy upturn in home improvement activity by year-end and into next year.” 

The study contends that “the recovery in home improvement activity appears to be moving beyond simple replacement projects and energy retrofits to broader remodels and upgrades,” says Kermit Baker, director of the center’s Remodeling Futures Program.

Make sure you’re ready to get the most of the upturn by utilizing your improveit! 360 system to the fullest. We’re here to help you do so. Contact Customer Success at 866-421-3360, or visit our eLearning center at http://improveit360.wistia.com.