5. It’s more than just a house to you. It is an important
long-term investment for you and your family.
6. As a homeowner,
each year you put
time and effort into
maintaining and
improving your
investment.
7. Like you, nearly two thirds of your fellow homeowners plan to spend several
thousands of dollars to invest in home renovation projects.
8. Many of these projects
will be done on energy
savings improvements.
9. These homeowners know that energy
savings renovations will save them money,
improve the comfort of their home, and
increase the worth of their investment.
10. Even better, the
dollars saved by
these energy saving
improvements will
pay back the initial
cost of the work in
ten years or less.
11. How attractive does it make your house?
Did you know that nine out of ten
homebuyers said that heating and cooling
costs were important to them and seven out
of ten wanted efficient appliances?.
12. Moreover, Smart
Money Magazine
stated that two-thirds
to three-quarters of
the cost of insulation
and other energy
efficiency
improvements may be
recovered in resale.
13. At CES, we can help you find out what
you need to get done, show you how to
do it and find the right contractors to
get the work done right.
14. Your home is your castle and we can
help you keep it your pride and joy
for as long as you live there.
Hinweis der Redaktion
According to the 2010 National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, first time buyers expect to live in their house for ten years while repeat buyers plan to stay 15 years. The typical seller in 2010 had lived in their house for eight years.
A recent New York Times/CBS News poll found that nearly nine out of ten Americans say homeownership is an important part of the American dream.A poll by the National Association of Homebuilders found that 95% of homeowners say they are happy with their decision to own a home and believe that owning their home is important. According to the US Census Bureau 2005-2009 ACS 5-year Estimates, the Minnesota Median Housing Value of Owner-Occupied Housing Units is $207,000.
A poll by the National Association of Homebuilders found that 75% of voters say that owning a home is the best long-term investment they can make. According to the 2010 National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, 85% of first time homebuyers believed that it was a good financial investment and 77% said it was as good as or better investment than stocks.
According to the March American Express Spending & Saving Tracker, 64% of homeowners say they will invest in renovation projects this year at an average budget of $3,400.
According to the March American Express Spending & Saving Tracker, 33% of homeowners with home improvement plans said they’ll be looking to invest in green improvements this year, choosing to spend on energy saving measures because of the long-term cost-saving benefits (31%).
According to the 2010 National Association of Realtors Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, 88% of first time buyers homebuyers said that heating and cooling costs were important and 71% desired efficient appliances.
Smart Money magazine states that 65-76% of cost of insulation and other energy efficiency improvements may be recovered in resale.
More than three in five homeowners (64 percent) with home improvement plans say they'll take on at least some of the work themselves, 20 percent will hire a contractor to do all of the work, and 11 percent will ask a family member to do the work. Among those who plan to do some or all of the work themselves, 30 percent will be taking a "friends and family" approach to getting the work done. Twenty-one percent plan to split the workload by hiring a contractor for specialized projects. Thirteen percent plan to go it alone.
A poll by the National Association of Homebuilders found that 95% of homeowners say they are happy with their decision to own a home and believe that owning their home is important.