12 • SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2022 • HOUSE TO HOME
RAISE YOUR ‘JOY SCORE’
WHEN REMODELING, NEW HARDWOOD FLOORS,
HOME OFFICES BRING OWNERS MOST HAPPINESS
YOUR LOCAL EXPERTS IN SALES
2725 Freeport Road • Natrona Heights
Janet Christine
Joy
Robbie
Cassie
Jennifer
www.crehomes.com
Czekalski
Spece
Foust
Singer
Gillette
McMillan
ESTATE INC.
West Penn™
Multi-List
CZEKALSKI REAL
724.226.0700
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$25,000 - $34,000
Janet 724-681-3171/Joy 724-889-5899
Allegheny Twp.
• 4 BR/3.5 BA
• Awesome bar/gameroom
• Located on Cul de sac
• Great backyard
$469,000
Joy 724-889-5899
• Upscale neighborhood
• Gas/Water/Sewage available
• Approximate 1/2 acre lots
Natrona Heights Natrona
$32,000
Robbie 724-321-1612
$299,900
Robbie 724-321-1612
• Tons of potential
• Handyman special
• Very large home
• Minutes from Route 28
• Oakridge Estates
• 4 bedroom/2.5 bath
• Newly finished lower level
• Fenced yard/deck
Natrona Heights
TARA ESTATES
Natrona Heights
TARA ESTATES
• Purchase all 8 lots
• Upscale neighborhood
• Gas/Water/Sewage available
Special Pricing
Janet 724-681-3171/Joy 724-889-5899
Natrona Heights
• 2.6 and 4.2 acre residential lots
• Backs Tara Estates
• No covenants or restrictions
• Public utilities available
$70,000 - $90,000
Janet/Christine 724-544-1211
NEW
PRICE
NEW
LISTING
Painting a home’s interior,
adding a home office,
installing hardwood flooring
and closet renovations
all received a perfect “Joy
Score” in new NAR/NARI
joint study. Eighty-three
percent of consumers say
they would have remodeled
homes, regardless of
the covid-19 pandemic. The
highest percentage cost recovered
from a remodel
job was from refinishing
hardwood floors — 147%.
U.S. households saw
homeowners and families
embark on a wide variety
of renovations and remodeling
projects over the past
year. That is according to
new findings in the 2022
Remodeling Impact Report,
a joint study from
the National Association
of Realtors and the National
Association of the
Remodeling Industry.
This year’s report analyzes
a number of home
improvement aspects, including
why people decide
to remodel, the general
costs of specific remodeling
tasks, and the fulfillment
experienced after a
successful project has been
completed.
“Our study revealed
that homeowners tend to
undertake a remodeling
project for any number
of reasons,” said Jessica
Lautz, vice president of
demographics and behavioral
insights at NAR. “In
some instances, homeowners
were content with
sprucing up a room with a
simple paint job, while in
other cases, families decided
to take on the task
of renovating an entire
attic or basement to add
additional living space to
their home.”
The report notes that
Americans spent $420 billion
in 2020 on home remodeling
ventures. Ninety
percent of NARI members
cited a greater demand for
contracting remodeling
work during the course of
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
METRO CREATIVE
According to the 2022
Remodeling Impact Report,
new hardwood floors will
recoup 147% of their cost.
the pandemic. Three out
of five NARI members —
60% — said the scale of
the projects grew either in
a larger project or remodeling
more than one room
due to the pandemic.
“This report is the first
one to measure the impact
of the pandemic on the
price and relative value
of various remodeling
projects,” said Chris Egner,
MCR, CKBR, CRPM,
UDCP, and president of
NARI. “We are glad that
NARI members, who are
among the most experienced
remodelers, could
provide realistic estimates
of remodeling costs in line
with the criteria specified
in the survey.”
Although 83% of consumers
stated that they
would have remodeled
regardless of the pandemic,
86% reported that remodeling
one area of their
home then inspired them
to remodel other areas of
the house.
The exact reasons why
homeowners decided to
modify their living spaces
varied. Thirty-five percent
of owners said the single
most important result
from their remodel was
better functionality and
livability.
Upon completion of their
project, 22% said they had
durable and long-lasting
results, materials and
appliances. Fourteen percent
reported beauty and
aesthetics as a result of
their remodel.
“The pandemic has
changed the way we use
our homes, and many of
those changes are here to
stay,” said Lautz. “As a result,
homeowners needed
to reconfigure or remodel
how they use their home
and maximize space.”
More than a third of
owners (35%) hired a
professional for their entire
project, while 28%
reported that they hired
someone for the labor but
purchased the necessary
materials.