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Who is HIRI?

The only nonprofit organization dedicated to home improvement research, HIRI empowers members with exclusive, ongoing home improvement data, and information for making better business decisions. Members are the leading manufacturers, retailers, and allied organizations in the home improvement industry. Join them in benefiting from invaluable data and insights.

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Are you interested in seeing COVID’s impact on home improvement? HIRI teamed up with The Farnsworth Group to monitor the status of the industry since late March. Fill out a short form to view our detailed, comprehensive report.

Latest News

DIYers' Home Improvement Plans Amidst COVID-19
How is COVID-19 impacting how DIYers respond to their home improvement projects? Learn more from Grant Farnsworth, The Farsnworth Group and Zack Williams, Venveo in their recent webinar, COVID-19 and the DIYers' Response.

5 Key Factors Driving Consumer Project Decisions
Homeowners are increasingly enthusiastic about investing labor, time and money into their homes for interior and exterior improvements. HIRI's 2019 Project Decision Study will provide you detail about projects homeowners undertake. Learn five key takeaways from our study.

Infographic: How to Sell More Home Improvement Products Online
Although over 90% of consumers research home improvement products online, not all product categories are purchased online. HIRI’s Online Home Improvement Consumer Study identified what product categories are most and least likely targets for online purchasing. Learn more with HIRI’s infographic highlighting the online home improvement consumer.

Amplify Your Home Improvement Category’s Growth in 2020 and Beyond
Over the past decade, the home improvement landscape has grown increasingly complex as consumer attitudes and expectations have evolved, and they are highly affected by lifestyle and life stage. HIRI's Future of Home Improvement Study identified segments that can help you strategically define the best audience for your products. Learn more about the needs and priorities of these segments.

Recently Released Research

U.S. Size of the Home Improvement Products Market
The home improvement industry’s only product focused size of market study provides data back to 1992 with 5-year forecasts for the consumer and professional markets. Product category level detail is provided for the consumer market and new in 2018 for the professional market. Detail is provided at the Census division and state level.

Quarterly Home Improvement Project Tracking
This quarterly study measures planned home improvement projects for the future quarter in 29 project areas.

Consumer Home Improvement Product Purchase Tracking
Conducted biennially for more than 25 years, this comprehensive study examines products, projects, and services bought by U.S. homeowners.

Home Improvement Contractor Study
This biennial study identifies trends, product purchase activity, purchase decision drivers, and channel selection and satisfaction.

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Testimonials

"LIXIL and the American Standard Brands have been a loyal member of the Home Improvement Research Institute for years. Our membership with HIRI is one of the more valuable subscriptions offering an incredible breadth of research on the consumer, PRO, and the industry. If you’re operating lean and looking for data or want to get up to seed on the trends in the home improvement industry, this is a great source."

LIXIL Water Technology Americas
Michalina Maka Longo

“Our HIRI membership provides valuable resources and insights into the home improvement industry, particularly in forecasting the size of the home improvement market. We've benefited greatly from our participation in the annual conference, which brings together a wide range of professionals for meaningful discussions on the industry and, of course, for valuable networking opportunities.”
HOUZZ
Marine Sargsyan