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How Much Does HIRI Membership Cost?
If you're curious about the cost of becoming a member, our pricing guide breaks it down clearly and simply. Simply submit the form for details.
Whether you're a manufacturer, retailer, or service provider invested in the future of the home improvement industry, our membership dues are extremely affordable, which we can achieve because we are a non-profit.
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For a small fraction of the cost of one custom research project, every person at your entire company, gains access to $1 million worth of high-impact research that can shape business strategies, streamline decision-making, and drive growth. This is an unbeatable value, especially in today’s uncertain market, when you need multiple sources of insights to triangulate well and inform the strategic decisions your leadership teams are making.
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HIRI Membership FAQs
How much does HIRI cost?
Membership dues are standard across members, meaning pricing does not vary by company size, and it represents a fraction of the total research value provided. Members gain access to roughly $1 million in secondary research annually for a cost that is less than 2% of that value—making HIRI one of the most cost-efficient ways to power smarter decision-making across your organization.
Download HIRI’s Membership Dues & Pricing Guide above for full details.
Does membership pricing vary by count of users?
No - HIRI membership is designed to provide company-wide access under a single annual fee. That means every employee across your organization, from leadership to marketing, sales, insights, or product teams, can access HIRI’s complete library of reports and tools at no additional cost per user.
This structure ensures teams can collaborate freely, share insights, and make research-backed decisions without worrying about seat limits or user-based pricing.
How do I join or learn more about membership options?
Becoming a HIRI member is a straightforward process designed to ensure your company gets maximum value from the start.
- Schedule a Consultation – First, you can meet with Dave King, HIRI’s Executive Director, to discuss your company’s goals and determine how HIRI’s research aligns with your objectives. Book a Meeting.
- Get Approval to Join – After your conversation with Dave, it's simply a matter of securing internal approval, signing the HIRI membership agreement, and making the first payment.
- Complete Onboarding – Then you're officially a member! We will ask you to provide a list of all users at your company so we can get them access. Our team will then host an onboarding call with you to introduce you and your team to the research portal and resources.
- Leverage the HIRI Data – Once onboarded, your team can immediately explore the full library of reports and insights, with regular email updates ensuring you never miss new data releases.
Ready to start? Schedule a consultation to begin your membership journey with HIRI.
How can HIRI cost so little when getting so much?
HIRI operates as a non-profit, member-driven organization, which means every dollar of membership is combined in order to fund research for all members.
This cooperative model allows members to pool resources, guiding the research agenda through the Research Steering Committee and ensuring that research deliverables directly serve the needs of the member base. At the same time, this approach enables you and your teams to keep research costs low and get much more 'bang for your buck' than if you were to commission each custom study independently.
What’s included in a HIRI membership?
While the benefits are not limited to the following, a single company-wide membership provides you and your company with unlimited access to:
- Roughly $1 million in research across ~40 research reports, annually
- Home Improvement Market Forecasts, with differentiated DIY and Pro forecasts as well as product category level forecasts
- Access for all employees under one fee
- Access to the data files so you can run further analysis of your own
- Access to the cross-tabs so you can run your own cross-tabulations and advanced analytics beyond what's in the HIRI report
- Access to expert support from our team to enable you to drive utilization of HIRI research to make strategic decisions within your organization
- 1 complimentary ticket per year to HIRI's Home Improvement Insights Summit
How do I justify the membership investment internally?
Many member companies are adding HIRI membership to their suite of data sources, enabling them to use the insights from HIRI research to provide more accurate internal forecasts and recommendations to leadership. ROI can also be understood through time saved, custom research cost avoidance, and market accuracy gains. Access to HIRI's studies often replaces the need for commissioning certain custom research making the membership cost-effective right away.
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How can the Home Improvement Research Institute help me understand the latest home improvement trends?
The Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) can help you understand the latest home improvement trends with access to approximately $1 million worth of home improvement statistics and industry research. It is designed to help manufacturers, retailers, and allied organizations in the industry make data-driven decisions by sharing not only statistics but also insights and context as to the "why."
Upon becoming a member, you will be offered an onboarding call to introduce your team to HIRI’s research. You will also receive regular email updates, ensuring you never miss new research or insights related to the latest home improvement trends. Through on-demand access to HIRI's research, every member of your team, from executives and researchers to marketing and product managers, has access to the same insights and raw data to help drive their department's success.
How does HIRI support members in tracking home improvement projects?
The Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) provides two key reports to help members track changes in current home improvement projects and activity: the Quarterly Homeowner Project Activity Tracker and the Quarterly Contractor Business Sentiment Tracker. These two trackers provide quarter-over-quarter insights into what types of projects homeowner and contractors are completing, as well as their intentions for future home improvement activities. They also can help HIRI's members understand the reasons why homeowners did not undertake home improvement activities in the last 90 days and the challenges facing contractor at different phases of the project pipeline. Because they are updated on a quarterly basis, you can monitor shifts in project behaviors and respond accordingly. HIRI also provides numerous other research studies that include data on home improvement projects, how they're completed, what products are purchased, who's influencing the project, and more.
HIRI also published biennial research through the consumer Project Decision Study and consumer Product Purchase Tracking Study. Separately, HIRI also releases the Contractor Product Purchase Incidence Study biennially.
Where can I find the latest HIRI membership pricing?
You can find the latest on the Home Improvement Research Institute's membership pricing in the Pricing Guide, which breaks down the cost of becoming a member in clear, simple terms. As a nonprofit research collective, HIRI is intent on keeping its membership pricing extremely affordable for businesses of all sizes. Simply submit the form above and you'll receive information about the cost of HIRI's annual corporate membership dues and what's included in your membership.
How often does HIRI update its membership prices?
As a nonprofit organization that functions similar to a co-op, the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) invests membership dues into conducting home improvement industry research to provide top-quality, relevant insights to all members. HIRI does not often increase membership pricing, as the organization is focused on adding value by increasing its members base, rather than increasing individual member dues. Because of rising research cost, it is sometimes necessary for HIRI to increase prices. However, that action is never taken without approval from the Board of Directors, who also are members of HIRI and invested in ensuring the organization remains accessible and valuable for all.
What do I do if I need to cancel?
If you decide you no longer want to be a member of the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI), you can easily cancel your membership. Connect with the HIRI team and we will help you discuss your options and cancel your membership, if need be.
Does HIRI offer annual or monthly membership pricing options?
The Home Improvement Research Institute offers annual corporate membership and does not offer monthly terms. Members of HIRI pay annual dues to have on-demand access to $1 million worth of exclusive research and insights for the next 12 months.
HIRI operates as a nonprofit, member-driven organization, which means every dollar of membership is combined in order to fund the research that is conducted for all members to then access.
At this time, membership dues are standard across members, meaning pricing does not vary by company size or number of users, and it represents a fraction of the total research value provided.
How do I join HIRI and what is the price?
To join the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) as a member, you can schedule a consultation to learn more. During this consultation, you will meet with Executive Director Dave King to determine if HIRI’s research aligns with your objectives. From there, simply secure organizational approval from your company, sign the membership agreement, and make the initial payment. T hen you will be onboarded and everyone at your company given access to HIRI's research. HIRI members pay annual dues, the specific dollar amount is outlined in HIRI's Pricing Guide above.
Is HIRI membership worth the cost?
For companies invested in the home improvement industry, membership with the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) is well worth the nominal cost of annual membership dues. As a member company, you and everyone in your organization gain on-demand access to $1 million worth of high-impact market research that covers home improvement industry trends, channel shifts, project intentions among homeowners, and product-purchasing patterns among homeowners and Pros. One membership covers your entire organization, which means everyone at the company has access to the same powerful insights and all of the raw data behind HIRI's reports. As a HIRI member, you’ll be empowered with insights that help your team make smarter decisions, maximize growth, and stay ahead of the competition.
How do HIRI membership benefits compare to the cost?
The benefits of being a member of the Home Improvement Research Institute (HIRI) are well worth the nominal annual membership dues. HIRI's wealth of exclusive research can guide every member of your team through market and consumer trends. Every report is tailored to home improvement professionals make decisions that immediately impact your business. Plus, members have access to the full data set from every study. Whether you're evaluating your channel strategies, developing new building products, refining your marketing strategies, or forecasting future industry trends, HIRI's research can help streamline your efforts and mitigate the risk of making costly mistakes. Return on investment from HIRI's data will more than cover the cost of membership.
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