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40%

40% -- overspend vs initial plan for homeowners undertaking remodels (2026)

Name: Overspend Vs Initial Plan Statistics
Creator: Lighthouse Intelligence
Published: 2026-10-05

2026 · Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies

The average homeowner spends 40% more on a remodel than initially planned once seeing the full scope of options.

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Last verified: 2026-10-05 · How we verify data →

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40%

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Data Vintage

2026

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homeowners undertaking remodels

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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies Primary Tier C

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Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Common Crawl

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Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies · Original study ↗

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homeowners undertaking remodels: 40% overspend vs initial plan. Source: Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/remodel-spend-over-plan

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