GREAT TIME FOR HOME IMPROVEMENTS

It may not be an easy time to sell your home, but if it needs repairs or upgrades, now just might be the opportune time to complete those projects. Consumer spending on home improvements is off by 12 percent since peaking last year, according to Harvard’s Joint Center...

CURB APPEAL MATTERS, SURVEY SAYS

Who says it’s what’s on the inside that matters most? Not homebuyers, apparently. The results of the 2007 Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report show that three of the four projects with the highest national percentage of costs recouped this year were exterior upgrades. The...