Each quarter, the Nationwide Affiliation of Dwelling Builders (NAHB) conducts a survey {of professional} remodelers. The primary a part of the survey collects the data required to provide the NAHB/Westlake Royal Transforming Market Index (RMI). The survey collects info required to provide an total studying which is calculated by averaging two indices: 1) the Present Circumstances Index and a couple of) the Future Indicators Index. The Present Circumstances Index is a median of three parts: the present marketplace for massive transforming tasks ($50,000 or extra), moderately-sized tasks (a minimum of $20,000 however lower than $50,000) and small tasks (underneath $20,000). The Future Indicators Index is a median of two parts: the present charge at which leads and inquiries are coming in, and the present backlog of reworking tasks. Outcomes for This autumn 2025 had been launched earlier this month which could be accessed right here.
Along with the questions required for the RMI, the quarterly survey typically additionally features a set of “particular” questions on a subject of present curiosity to the reworking trade. For the fourth quarter 2025 RMI survey, NAHB requested remodelers how frequent 22 transforming tasks had been for his or her firm in 2025 on a scale of 1 to five the place 1=not frequent in any respect and 5=quite common.
Lavatory transforming was the commonest venture in 2025, with a median of 4.1 and 73% of remodelers score it frequent to quite common (4 or 5). Two different transforming jobs acquired common rankings above 3.0: kitchen transforming (3.9) and entire home transforming (3.5). Over 50% of remodelers rated each tasks as frequent to quite common. Traditionally, toilet, kitchen, and entire home transforming have been the three commonest sorts of tasks undertaken by NAHB remodelers.
