{"id":17483,"date":"2021-03-05T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/?p=17483"},"modified":"2021-02-26T12:48:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T20:48:50","slug":"top-home-improvement-projects-during-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2021\/03\/top-home-improvement-projects-during-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Home Improvement Projects During The Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As the COVID-19 pandemic forces millions of Americans to quarantine and spend additional time indoors, many are making improvements to their homes and becoming increasingly comfortable securing financing options for these projects online. Discover Home Loans surveyed homeowners in March and August 2020 to better understand how the pandemic has impacted their views about home improvement and the digital mortgage process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Homeowners Are Planning to Renovate Within the Next Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Discover\u2019s survey revealed increased interest in home improvement projects. In August, over half of homeowners (58%) said they are planning home improvements within the next year, compared to 53% who said the same in March. As for what is motivating these homeowners to renovate, 83% said they view home improvement projects as a way to improve their comfort while they are spending more time at home, and 62% said they plan to make improvements to the health and safety features of their home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Younger homeowners are more likely to move forward with home improvements in the coming year \u2013 72% of Gen Z and millennials \u2013 compared to older generations \u2013 57% of Gen X and 42% of baby boomers. Despite this interest in improvement projects across generations, 49% of those planning projects say they have been delayed due to the financial impact of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn light of the pandemic, homeowners are looking for new and better ways to improve their homes as they spend more time than ever in them. Mortgage rates are very low right now and homeowners can take advantage by using the equity in their homes to pay for projects such as remodeling a home office, installing an air-filtration system or even consolidating high interest debt,\u201d said Nicole Straub, General Manager of Discover Home Loans. \u201cFor those that are delaying a necessary home repair, homeowners may want to consider a home equity loan as an option to quickly and easily access funds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While kitchen and bathroom updates remained the most popular renovation projects this year \u2013 each attracting 31% of project planners \u2013 the survey revealed a pocket of Americans who are planning updates this year are interested in making the following improvements in light of the pandemic :<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2022 Adding or remodeling home offices (18%)<br \/>\n\u2022 Replacing hard-to-clean surfaces (11%)<br \/>\n\u2022 Installing air-filtration systems (9%)<br \/>\n\u2022 Interest in Digital Mortgages Increasing<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The pandemic has also changed how homeowners apply for a home equity loan or mortgage refinance, due to the lockdown orders and calls for social distancing. Discover\u2019s survey showed COVID-19 has increased homeowners\u2019 preference for using digital options during the mortgage and refinancing process. 50% of homeowners now say they prefer securing financing online \u2013 compared to 43% before the pandemic \u2013 while the preference for in-person application has dropped from 57% to 50%. In fact, homeowners\u2019 preference for using online options increased for many steps in the financing process, including: filling out an application, selecting loan options, submitting documents and scheduling closings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cOur borrowers already appear to be comfortable with the digital mortgage process with more than 80% of applications initiated online. 98% of our borrowers use Discover\u2019s secure website to provide requested information and track the status of their application,\u201d said Straub. \u201cWith COVID-19, borrowers have been looking for ways to avoid in-person contact during the mortgage process. For example, we rolled out the capability for them to sign most closing documents digitally ahead of the closing event, which has been used in nearly 100% of loan transactions. We anticipate that post-COVID-19, this comfort with the convenience of digital processes will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realtybiznews.com\/comfort-health-and-safety-are-top-motivators-for-home-improvement-projects-during-the-pandemic\/98761624\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comfort, Health and Safety are Top Motivators for Home Improvement Projects During The Pandemic<\/a> by Realty Biz News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the COVID-19 pandemic forces millions of Americans to quarantine and spend additional time indoors, many are making improvements to their homes and becoming increasingly comfortable securing financing options for &hellip; [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.roryc.ca\/blog\/2021\/03\/top-home-improvement-projects-during-the-pandemic\/\">read more<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Top Home Improvement Projects During The Pandemic &#8226; 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