Research
NAHB Forecast: Home Starts up 5% in 2018, Bolstered by ‘Political Climate’
NAHB forecasts single-family home starts will up 5% in 2018, thanks in part to 'pro-business sentiment in Washington', but MDU starts will fall.
Jan 26, 2018
Residential Remodeling Spending Expected to Grow 7.5% in 2018
Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies predicts residential remodeling activity will hit $340 billion, up 7.5%.
Jan 24, 2018
Smart Home Stocks Rise 40% in 2017
46 public stocks tracked by CE Pro rise 40.53%, led by Sharp, Control4, LG, Samsung and Sony.
Jan 05, 2018
RESEARCH: 2017 CE Pro Labor Rates Study
Integrators boost rates across all labor categories with installation labor hourly rates rising a healthy 13% over 2 years.
Jan 01, 2018
Parks Associates: Security and Smart Home Research for 2017
Parks Associates and CE Pro sister publication Security Sales & Integration reveal statistics on security and smart-home adoption and consumer preferences.
Dec 27, 2017
4K Ultra HD Hardware Far Outpacing Content, Research Shows
Futuresource research shows 4K TVs, set-top boxes and streamers from Roku, Apple, Amazon are widely accessible, but 4K content is sparse, and HDR suffers from lack of standards.