Haduck’s overall thesis is that the cheap-contractor era ended because the environment around contracting changed. In his ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Somer G. Anderson is CPA, doctor of accounting, and an accounting and finance professor who ...

It takes careful planning, saving and budgeting to be ready to renovate your home. But the next step you take — hiring a contractor — might just be the most important. That’s because a good one will ...

Contractors, it seems, are always busy. Seldom has this been more true than in the current remodeling market. Lately, a downturn in the availability of labor and construction materials has caused a ...

Starting a new home project is exciting, but it’s also a huge undertaking. Your contractor can make or break the renovation. Hire the wrong person for the job, and you could be living in a ...