October 6, 2025
Webinar
HIRI Hosted Webinar: Tariffs at the Toolbench: 2025 Market Insights Unpacked
Explore how 2025 tariffs are reshaping building materials, from costs and assortments to contractor and consumer behavior — with exclusive SKU-level insights, in this HIRI hosted webinar presented by Datavations.
October 3, 2025
Blog
ECHO, Home Depot, and the Shifting Balance of the OPE Market
Market Resilience and the Role of String Trimmers Despite inflationary pressures and looming tariffs, the Outdoor Power Equipment (OPE) category* has demonstrated resilience.
September 30, 2025
Webinar
WEBINAR: Canada Size of the Home Improvement Products Market Update 2022
Join us for our Canada Size of the Home Improvement Products Market Update Webinar.
September 29, 2025
Blog
What Generative Search Means for Home Improvement Brands and How to Stay Visible
AI seems to dominate every conversation around technological innovation, and for good reason: It’s reshaping industries across the board, including home improvement.
September 24, 2025
Blog
Top Trends Impacting the 2025-2029 Home Improvement Market Forecast
The five-year forecast anticipates near-flat real growth in 2025, with a modest real rebound from 2026 to 2029 as inflation cools and nominal growth outpaces real growth.
September 23, 2025
Blog
Tariffs at the Toolbench: Trade Pressures in Building Materials
A Shifting Economic Backdrop The U.S. building materials and home improvement industries are facing disruption unlike anything seen in decades.
September 19, 2025
Fast Fact
Top growth categories: Lawn & garden, nursery stock, tools, plumbing, and hardware.
Looking ahead, lawn and garden equipment, nursery products, tools, hardware, and plumbing supplies are expected to lead in market share and growth.
September 19, 2025
Fast Fact
Housing starts down 5.3% in Q2 2025, lowest in five years.
Homeowners are staying put. With housing starts down 5.3% and existing home sales down 2.7%, mobility is at a five-year low—affecting renovation triggers.
September 19, 2025
Fast Fact
Core CPI: 3.1% | General CPI: 2.7% — inflation and tariffs are squeezing pricing.
Section 232 tariffs and sustained inflation are pushing prices higher. CPI is expected to hit 3% by late 2025 as businesses pass costs to customers.
September 19, 2025
Fast Fact
Consumer: +1.3% | Pro: +4.6% — professionals continue to lead growth.
While the consumer home improvement market is expected to grow just 1.3% in 2025, the professional market remains more resilient with a projected 4.6% increase.
September 19, 2025
Fast Fact
2.5% growth projected for 2025, revised down from 3.4% due to macroeconomic headwinds.
The home improvement market is still growing, but more slowly than anticipated. HIRI has revised its 2025 forecast to 2.5% growth—down from 3.4% in June.
September 18, 2025
Webinar
WEBINAR: US Size of the Home Improvement Market Quarterly Update
Discover where the home improvement industry is headed in HIRI’s exclusive quarterly market update, presented by Executive Director Dave King.
September 8, 2025
Fast Fact
TESTING FF
The home improvement market is still growing, but more slowly than anticipated. HIRI has revised its 2025 forecast to 2.5% growth—down from 3.4% in June.
August 14, 2025
Fast Fact
More space, more spend: Higher-value homes lead in per-project investment.
The average project cost is significantly higher in large and high-value homes, driving a bigger share of the market.
August 14, 2025
Fast Fact
3 strongest signals of HI spend: income, housing costs, and home value.
The best predictors of home improvement spending are household income, monthly housing costs, and home value – stronger than other demographic indicators.
August 14, 2025
Fast Fact
Just 8% of total HI spend comes from homes built after 2010.
Newer homes spend less overall but invest more heavily in outdoor spaces, with yard improvements taking a bigger bite of their home improvement budgets.
August 14, 2025
Fast Fact
Small share of homes. Big share of spend.
Bigger, more valuable homes may be fewer in number, but they drive the majority of home improvement spending.
August 14, 2025
Fast Fact
High impact, high spend: Roofing, HVAC, and flooring dominate project volume.
Roofing, HVAC, and flooring are high-volume, high-value project types, with roofing and kitchen remodels leading the market in overall spend.
August 7, 2025
Fast Fact
The Top Types of Projects Going To Pros
Homeowners leave HVAC and roofing to the pros, directing most home improvement dollars toward contracted work, while handling simpler projects like faucet replacements themselves.
August 7, 2025
Fast Fact
More than race, ethnicity, or marital status – income predicts how much homeowners spend.
Income is the most reliable predictor of home improvement spending – outweighing generation, ethnicity, or marital status.
