Home Improvement News

Uneven stairs may trip home sale

19 May 2012, 1:51 am

Home Fix Q&A: Dwight Barnett answers home-improvement questions. This week he explains why uneven stairs may be an issue in a home sale and suggests repairs.


On the money: Home improvement tips

18 May 2012, 11:27 pm

Remodeling tips


Earnings Preview: Lowe's to report 1Q results

18 May 2012, 10:29 am

Home-improvement chain Lowe's Cos. is set to report its fiscal first-quarter earnings result before the market opens on Monday, and analysts will be watching for evidence that shows consumers' willingness to spend on their homes as the spring season kicked off.


Consider Home Security Your Biggest Home Improvement

18 May 2012, 4:00 am

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM-- - The most recent Home Office crime statistics report shows an alarming increase in domestic burglary with offence rates up 14 per cent, year on year. As the economy falters and ...


improveit! 360 Launches New Website to Showcase the Powerful, All-in-One Business Management Tool for Home Improvement ...

18 May 2012, 3:07 am

The new improveit! 360 website provides enhanced resources to help home improvement businesses stress less and close more deals to grow their profit margins.Columbus, OH (PRWEB) May 18, 2012 improveit! 360, the leading business management application designed for remodelers and home service pros to grow their businesses, has launched its new website for the very smallest to the biggest of home ...


The Home Depot Declares First Quarter Dividend Of 29 Cents

17 May 2012, 4:21 pm

ATLANTA, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today announced that its board of directors declared a first quarter cash dividend of 29 cents per ...


Ratos: Inwido sells Home Improvement business area

16 May 2012, 2:36 am

This information is disclosed in accordance with the Securities Markets Act, the Financial Instruments Trading Act or demands made in the exchange rules. Ratos`s subsidiary Inwido has signed agreement ...


Home Depot sales miss Wall Street estimates

15 May 2012, 2:36 pm

(Reuters) - Home Depot Inc posted quarterly sales that fell short of Wall Street's heightened expectations on Tuesday after demand slowed in April following a jump in home improvement projects spurred by an unusually warm winter. But results were stronger than the company expected, as the warm weather pushed forward a significant amount of sales that would have normally occurred in the second ...


On the House: Home improvement as perennial

13 May 2012, 3:19 am

I’m asked more home-improvement questions than questions about real estate, by a ratio of 4-1. When, in a “Your Place” column in a recent Friday Home & Design section, I requested help for a reader needing to replace a rusted dishwasher rack for less than the manufacturer’s $200, I got 25 e-mails within two hours of the newspaper’s hitting the front steps, and more are coming even as I write this.


Paul Davis Provides Consumers With Tips During National Home Improvement Month in May

9 May 2012, 7:30 am

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Spring is when many property owners plan to remodel and improve their homes and May is National Home Improvement Month. According to the National Association of the Remodeling Industry ...