Home Improvement Industry Research

Where do con­trac­tors pre­fer to shop for the prod­ucts they use for their projects? Learn more from HIR­I’s 3rd Qtr 2022 Con­trac­tor Top­ic Study.

This cus­tom research high­lights the growth of smart home devices and solu­tions, includ­ing the increased val­ue of tech­nol­o­gy, role of the home net­work and Wi-Fi solu­tions, and the impact of the pan­dem­ic on home improve­ments and sec­ond home ownership.

Sup­ply chain con­straints, prod­uct pric­ing and extend­ed time­lines are an ongo­ing prob­lem for Pro con­trac­tors. Learn some insights into what the Pros are see­ing on the ground-lev­el with this release of the Con­trac­tor Top­i­cal survey.

As part of our com­mit­ment to pro­vide HIRI mem­bers with some of the best research, we have part­nered with Trend Hunter, a leader in trend spot­ting, to help iden­ti­fied what are some of the trends that play a role in the home, hous­ing, and home improve­ment. As part of this part­ner­ship, we will be releas­ing a series of reports focus­ing on these trends. Along with the infor­ma­tion itself with­in the report, each one gives an oppor­tu­ni­ty to dig deep­er into the var­i­ous top­ics to relat­ed writ­ings and arti­cles sup­port­ing these trends.

Many home­own­ers approach their home improve­ment projects with great ambi­tion. Whether they’re skilled with their hands or sim­ply have spare time, the do-it-your­­self approach relies on the home­own­er to tack­le projects with­out out­side help.

Learn the work impacts that pro­fes­sion­al con­trac­tors are see­ing as a result of mate­r­i­al short­ages. How often they are expe­ri­enc­ing dif­fi­cul­ties, where they delays are com­ing in, how it has affect­ed their costs and more.

While fre­quent­ly look­ing at Con­trac­tor pur­chas­ing, much empha­sis is giv­en to what pur­chas­es are made. This report takes a step back and exam­ines how Pros are mak­ing the deci­sions on which prod­ucts to buy.

The Home Improve­ment Research Insti­tute (HIRI) com­mis­sioned Deci­sion Ana­lyst to con­duct the 2021 install­ment of the organization’s sur­vey which explores the impact of e‑business on the home improve­ment industry.

This report is a joint effort with the NPD Group giv­ing insight into home improve­ment e‑commerce activ­i­ty by track­ing receipt data sub­mit­ted through its Receipt­Pal panel.

As part of our com­mit­ment to pro­vide HIRI mem­bers with some of the best research, we have part­nered with Trend Hunter, a leader in trend spot­ting, to help iden­ti­fied what are some of the trends that play a role in the home, hous­ing, and home improve­ment. As part of this part­ner­ship, we will be releas­ing a series of reports focus­ing on these trends. Along with the infor­ma­tion itself with­in the report, each one gives an oppor­tu­ni­ty to dig deep­er into the var­i­ous top­ics to relat­ed writ­ings and arti­cles sup­port­ing these trends.

This report assess­es the US mar­ket for smart-home devices and the route to mar­ket. It includes mar­ket esti­mates for 2017 through 2020, mar­ket fore­casts from 2021 through 2025 in terms of rev­enue, and unit ship­ments with splits by route to mar­ket. Omdia defines the smart-home market’s scope to include all devices that have dig­i­tal con­nec­tiv­i­ty and act as part of a smart home.

As part of our com­mit­ment to pro­vide HIRI mem­bers with some of the best research, we have part­nered with Trend Hunter, a leader in trend spot­ting, to help iden­ti­fied what are some of the trends that play a role in the home, hous­ing, and home improve­ment. As part of this part­ner­ship, we will be releas­ing a series of reports focus­ing on these trends. Along with the infor­ma­tion itself with­in the report, each one gives an oppor­tu­ni­ty to dig deep­er into the var­i­ous top­ics to relat­ed writ­ings and arti­cles sup­port­ing these trends.