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The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University sees continued strong growth in home-remodeling spending this year. AP FILE PHOTO

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CAMBRIDGE -- Strong growth is expected to continue this year in the home remodeling market, according to a report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.

The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity, released Thursday, found that national spending on home remodeling is expected to be about $144.7 billion in the current quarter, about 4 percent higher than the comparable year-ago period.

The report estimates that spending will increase in the second quarter by an even greater amount, 14.7 percent, to $147.6 million, before moderating to 9.9 percent year-over-year growth in the third quarter.

"The ongoing growth that we've seen in home prices, housing starts, and existing home sales is also being reflected in home-improvement activity," said Eric S. Belsky, managing director of the Joint Center, in a statement. "As owners gain more confidence in the housing market, they are likely to undertake home improvements that they have deferred."

His colleague Kermit Baker, director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center, noted the slower growth later in the year.

"By that time, we'll be approaching the pre-recessionary levels of spending, and with borrowing costs starting to creep back up, growth rates are likely to slow some," he said.

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The home remodeling market should see strong growth in 2014, according to a new report from Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies. According to the JCHS's Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA), consumer spending on home improvement should grow by double digits in the first two quarter of 2014, moderating to just under 10 percent by the third quarter.

"The ongoing growth that we've seen in home prices, housing starts, and existing home sales is also being reflected in home improvement activity," Eric S. Belsky, managing director of the JCHS, said in a statement. "As owners gain more confidence in the housing market, they are likely to undertake home improvements that they have deferred."

Remodeling spending for the fourth quarter of 2013 was about $140.4 billion, according to the LIRA, up from $126 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012. The report projects that remodeling spending will rise to $144.7 billion by the first quarter of 2014 and more than $156 billion by the third quarter of 2014. At that rate, spending on home improvements will nearly match levels before the housing crash, said Kermit Baker, director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center, in a statement.

"However, the strong growth for this cycle may start to ebb a bit beginning around midyear," Baker added. "[W]ith borrowing costs starting to creep back up, growth rates are likely to slow some."

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Houzz, the fast-growing website and mobile app for all things home remodeling and design, today announced that it has opened offices in London, Berlin and Sydney. This marks the companys first official international expansion, but as its co-founder and CEO Adi Tatarko told me earlier this week, 35 percent of Houzzs traffic already comes from outside of the U.S.

The company has hired local managers to run these offices. In addition, it has hired Oliver Jung to oversee its international efforts. Jung previously launched and led Airbnbs international expansion.

As Tatarko stressed when I talked to her, the company plans to tackle its international expansion in the same way it grew its business in the U.S. This means it will focus on growing its community and internationalizing its content when necessary. It wont, however, focus on marketing. Tatarko believes that this will automatically follow as the community grows.

Sales are never our first priority, Tatarko told me. We are first and foremost a community and technology company. Thats how we built Houzz in the U.S. and thats how we plan to grow internationally, too.

Even today, without any specific marketing or local representation, Houzz is already seeing international home-remodeling pros, architects and others connect with its users all around the world. Because of this, Houzz already has 85,000 professionals from outside the U.S. in its directory. Just like Houzz managed to be a disruptor in the U.S. remodeling business, it also hopes to be able to disrupt some of the international markets where most of this business is still done the traditional way and basic word of mouth marketing is still the main way for many of these professionals to connect with potential customers.

This international expansion will also be good for Houzzs U.S. users, Tatarko believes. It will give them access to more ideas and trends and expose everybody to different ways of doing things.

As part of this announcement, Houzz also released its latest user numbers. The service now sees 16 million unique users from 184 countries every month. Professionals have now uploaded over 2.5 million images to the site, including 1 million retina-quality images that were uploaded over the course of 2013. Its app was downloaded over 6 million times last year, for a total of 12 million downloads.

The company itself has grown to 170 employees now, but as Tatarko stressed, the management structure still remains very flat. There is no middle management, and the founders still interview every prospective employee themselves. While the new international offices will have local managers, the idea is to replicate the same kind of structure in these outposts, too.

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Chantilly, VA (PRWEB) January 14, 2014

Moss Building and Design, a family-owned, home remodeling company in Chantilly, VA, was chosen to receive the 2013 Angies List Super Service Award. Moss is proud to receive the award, not only because it is their fourth year in a row as a remodeling company on Angies List to win the award but because it is a testament to their superior customer service which they have continued to offer over the years.

The Angies List Super Service Award is given to companies that have met strict eligibility requirements. These requirements include maintaining an overall A on Angies List, staying in good standing with Angies List, and abiding by Angies List guidelines. As a result, Moss has superb consumer reviews and demonstrates excellence in remodeling as well as the home services they offer in Northern VA.

Jason Hampel, Moss Co-Owner, is very proud of the Moss employees and is excited to receive the award. Its nice to see all of the hard work of our committed employees recognized on a public forum. Angies List is a great way for Moss to get feedback from our clients and for our staffs dedication and work to be appreciated.

Moss has also received additional recommendations on sites such as Houzz.com for their remodeling projects and services in Northern Virginia.

Homeowners wishing to learn more about Moss remodeling services in Virginia which includes additions, kitchens, bathrooms, basements and home services are encouraged to contact Moss or visit the company website at http://www.mossbuildinganddesign.com. Free consultations are available.

About Moss Building & Design and Moss Home Services For home improvement in Northern Virginia, you can count on Moss Building & Design. Moss Building & Design and Moss Home Services are an award-winning, family-owned residential remodeling and home services company located in Chantilly, Virginia.

Since 2001, we have established a reputation for excellence in remodeling additions, kitchens, bathrooms and basements and home services throughout Northern Virginia. Our customers see us as a trusted partner, and we are very proud of our exceptional 80% repeat customer and referral rates. Moss Building & Design has won consumer awards from Angies List and also has an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, as well as many industry building and design awards.

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Vienna, VA (PRWEB) January 14, 2014

Nova Exteriors, the Northern Virginia based home remodeling company, has teamed up with Blulo, a Mid-Atlantic internet marketing firm, to roll out a new website for 2014.

Nova Exteriors was experiencing a disconnect between their identity and online appearance. With a website that was showing its age, both visually and under the hood, it became apparent that it was time to clean the slate and start fresh.

The site redesign revolves around better serving the needs of Nova's growing client base by enhancing the user experience on the front end. The team at Blulo also has extensive plans to grow the site's online presence by increasing organic exposure to the site through search engines such as Google and Bing. Additionally, the site will feature integrated social platforms to help place Nova in the thick of the online conversation.

Blulo CEO Don Handy believes "This will be a great year for Nova Exteriors with the much needed redesign, and we're confident that Nova will see significant gains to not only web traffic, but also conversion of that traffic. Overall, they should see a sizable increase on the ROI of the company's online efforts."

The excitement at Nova is unparalleled. Nova Exteriors owner, Peter Vlantis said, "We're ecstatic about the direction we're headed in terms of our web presence. In the past we've utilized various online marketing tools but have found they are far less effective than they were just a few years ago. By growing organically, we put ourselves in a much better position to be successful."

About Nova Exteriors Nova Exteriors is a local home remodeling company that provides window, door, siding and roof replacement services to increase energy efficiency, curb appeal, and home value. Nova Exteriors has done over 10,000 projects in the Washington DC metropolitan area since its inception in 1995. For further information please visit http://www.novaexteriors.com or call (703) 322-1500.

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