09/04/2012: WarmlyYours Weekly Remodeling and Radiant Heating News

September 04 2012

Here is the latest news from the WarmlyYours Weekly Radiant News for this week! We are your one-stop source for all things radiant and the home remodeling industry!

radiant and remodeling news from WarmlyYours

This week's featured articles:

"3 Mistakes to Avoid When Remodeling Your Kitchen"

Kitchen remodeling is not an easy job. Although it increases functionality and adds value to your home, it is still an expensive and detailed oriented project. While cost is always taken into consideration, design is also critical to the success of the project. Let’s not forget how important your selection of countertops, cabinets, and appliances are to the overall design of your kitchen! Read More

"Home Prices Rose in the Second Quarter of 2012 According to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices"

Data through June 2012, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed that all three headline composites ended the second quarter of 2012 with positive annual growth rates for the first time since the summer of 2010. Read More

"A Turning Point for AD&C Lending"

Despite softening economic conditions, home building economic data have been fairly positive in recent months. For example, the pace of housing starts now stands near a seven-year high.

Despite softening economic conditions, home building economic data have been fairly positive in recent months. For example, the pace of housing starts now stands near a seven-year high. The amount of the net increase was small (about $22 million), with the stock growing from $43.54 billion to $43.56 billion from the first to second quarter of 2012. It is worth noting – this is a net change, so given ongoing payoffs/discharges of existing AD&C loans, the actual amount of originated lending for AD&C purposes was considerably larger but cannot be estimated using the FDIC data. Read More

"WarmlyYours Promotes Elodie Pasek to Director of Business Development"

EWe are proud to announce the promotion of Elodie Pasek from General Manager to Director of Business Development for WarmlyYours North America, where she will use her leadership skills to assist in growing and developing business partnerships and relationships in a competitive, innovative industry. “Elodie gets into the details and takes the extra time to understand our customers and the market, because that’s her passion for our company and this industry,” said Julia Billen, president of WarmlyYours. “That combination is magic and I know she’s always ‘got my back!’” Read More

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