when the issues are uncovered, some builders are denying the jackson adams with airs.promised immune system is banned from his bedroom because of possible mold. >> as a mother, all you want to do is protect your children. the family believes the builder cut corners allowing home to seep into their homes and cause mold over time. >> it's called water intrusion and fixing the house can cost over $100,000. >> wow, yo you are ringing water out of the wood. >> it's a result of defiv construction in the appodts.ievt during the wave of residential construction and building boom are especially vulnerable. >> rob said the adams home built 13 years ago. >> this was not built according to code. >> an auditorium of homeowners claim the same problem with different builders. >> you believe your homes are rotting. >> yes. >> who do you believe should pay for the repairs? >> the builder. >> these families live in wilkinson homes. >> i feel t that i find out now that the construction of the house was substandard. the scope of the construction continues to expand. last november toll bro

so why aren't builders benefiting from the meager supply of homes for sale? >>> you have to have compassion for folks receiving the federal funds but also you have to have compassion for the folks that are paying it. >> budget priorities. the white house calls for steep cuts in safety net programs and says it can balance the budget if the economy grows a lot more than it is now. >>> intensive care. why kentucky's small business owners are in the crosshairs in the battle to overhaul health care. those stories tonight on "nightly business report" for tuesday, may >>> good evening, everybody. i'm sue herera. >> and i'm bill griffeth in for tyler mathisen. the one thing the housing market needs -- is housing. a lot more homes. but there aren't enough existing properties to meet the demand for prospective homebuyers. you might expect sales of newly constructed homes to be strong. that wasn't the case in april. there was an 11.5% decline in the sales of new family homes and the biggest decline in two years. diana olick explains why. >> reporter: april was not parti

i have a sit down with home builder tricore group.nd then all kind of tech titans from google to apple seem to be circling the health care space. and what stocks will stand up after today's declines? i'll give you my opinion in tonight's edition of "the lightning round." so stay with cramer. >>> when home depot reported its excellent quarter yesterday, the company cited the strength of the housing market. some of them have kind of lagged behind the rest of the group. take tricore group. a stock that hasn't had much momentum since it became public in 2013. this thing became public nearly 4 1/2 years ago and it's trading at $4.50 and change. the stock's up 8% year to date. we know the company delivered a solid quarter three weeks ago, while the headline numbers were mixed. there was a lot to like, tripoint's backlog, year over year, plus management's full year was very, very positive. could they be coming back here? let's take a closer look with doug bower, welcome to "mad money," good to see you, sir. >> thank you for having me on. >>

top builder, top picks there.t home builder facing stagflation and costs eat up profitability. >> that's a great point, ken. construction costs, labor costs are a huge issue. can they resolve that for you? take more interest in the builders going forward? >> well, their costs are equally divided in land, labor, and material, and land and labor, we don't think they have the h historical leverage on the pricing to overcome it whereas factories have better costs and higher margins. >> and, chris, you know, even in an incredibly low interest rate environment, home builders suffer. what happens when the fed inevitably raises rates, maybe as soon as this next month? what happens to the housing industry and the home builders themselves? >> well, no question, bill, normalization is going to happen. i think, though, if we look back in history, interest rates have been two to four times higher than now and there's been boom in home building in those period of times. it's immune, not completely, but a little bit. >> we have

wells fargo calls those accusations unsubstantiated. >>> home builders are optimistic. isn't that nice. after slumping in april, sentiment is now at its second highest level since the recession. according to the national association of home builders, the industry expects stronger sales ahead even as it deals with higher building costs and shortages of land and labor. >> which brings us to home depot, which reports its earnings tomorrow. its quarterly results come as homeowners continue to sink cash into their homes again. remodeling is booming. it's not just about the usual updates in the kitchen and in the bath. diana olick explains. >> really opened up the whole floor plan. >> reporter: ann adores her newly remodeled home. especially the personalized wine dispenser. >> you want a wow factor. >> reporter: originally she wasn't in the market for a fixer upper. >> i looked for quite a time. put contracts on other places. >> reporter: the competition was rough and the prices kept going higher. >> you can't put contingencies on your contract. you have to offer over the ask

the first date house constructed in -- between 1790 in 1792 by jonathan doan, he was the builder, architect. deconstructed a very simple, gorgeous-style building. it cost 215 pounds, which is $400 today and built on the bluffs overlooking the delaware river. we are fortunate to have portions of that building that still survives the day, including the temperatures that date back -- including the timbers. we are one of the only state capitals that i can think of that you actually enter into after a major thoroughfare. as soon as you walk in off of state street, you are greeted by offices. the governor's office, the treasury's office. it adds to that symbolism of access. the carter building as we see it today is a culmination of 10 different architects, 16 major construction projects. the very first edition that was placed on the jonathan doan construction was in 1895 -- 1885. a well-known philadelphia architect established a greek-revival addition -- edition that enveloped the -- building. one of the most significant advances was the great fire of 1885. it occurred on march 21. we think that

the chamber was built in 1891 by james moreland, who was an architect builder as well as a member of the assembly. the chamber features two examples of technology -- the edison chandelier hanging in the center. it was installed by the edison lighting company. it consists of 66 lightbulbs and weighs over 1000 pounds. another example of technology is an event that occurred in the chamber, and that is the first transcontinental phone call from new jersey. it was placed from this chamber to the new jersey exhibit at the world's fair in san francisco. on the walls, we have portrait s of our first and 16th presidents, washington and lincoln. both presidents had trenton connections. first washington crossed the delaware river and marched the army to trenton and attacked the british soldiers that were occupying the city. lincoln visited the city in 1861 as a part of his famous, inaugural train trip. it took him from springfield to washington, and it took him to many northern cities, towns and hamlets as will the state capitals along the way. he stopped here in jersey to address the legislatu

developers, home builders can't just build wherever. they have to follow certain rules. >> you have to go to the arizona department of water resources and demonstrate that you have sufficient water supplies for 100 years. in order to be able to sell a new house, you have to demonstrate that you've got this water supply. >> they are also stocking up to buffer against future shortages. >> we take some of our colorado river delivered through the central arizona project, and we store it underground through storage ponds. it doesn't evaporate. it's there for the future use. >> homes in america use 27.5 billion gallons of water every day, preparing food, flushing toilets and watering lawns. >> as we see buildings go up vertically, what we're seeing is less landscaping on a per-resident basis. we're also seeing the opportunity to reuse some of the water internally. we're seeing rooftop gardens. >> there's much more consciousness in terms of individual homes. we have low-flow toilets and shower heads, desert landscaping. >> on a per-person basi

and that's saying a lot. >> why is there such a labor shortage for builders?that's a big awesome question. one of the reasons is a lot of that left the housing market during the bust and it never returned. also, this is a mark by the quarter, or enup to 20% of quarter up to that labor source coming from another country and our immigration lawes are not supportive of foreign workers coming in and working jobs in places like construction. there's a lot of reason why labor hasn't come roaring back in construction. we keep looking for positive signs but it's not enough to meet the demand right now. >> nela richardson thank you very much. >>> a parachute on a plane. looks cool but could i also save lives. next on "power lunch." nobody does underwater stunts, sylvia. except me, of course. this is my stop. adios! ♪ if you're a stuntman, you cheat death. it's what you do. if you want to save fieen percent or moyou switch to geico. it's what you do. número uno! >>> pair chutes in airplanes are new. now it has been taken to an entirely new level. phil bou, le beau joins

of home builders and wells fargo.entiment is the highest -- the second highest since 2000 five. the pickup and current sales is making builders upbeat about the market prospects for the next six months. dhabi's investment company plans to invest 15 billion dollars in bank funds. it will be wrapped up into-three ofks with $95 billion commitment and i plan to start to new capital venture funds to build its technology. jpmorgan has agreed to buy an office building in dublin that can hold more than 10,000 workers. the 200 capital. building is not finished yet. about $137ll pay million. dublin is among the cities that jpmorgan is considering for an workforce after the brexit vote. that is the latest bloomberg business flash. vonnie: time for our bloomberg quick take where we provide context on issues. today's topic is china. the name silk road conjures images of caravans and adventurers like marco polo. adaptationern-day known as the one belt, one road routes exploit those with pipelines and highways. critics are wary of t

it owns a stake in career builder. this is not a clean company.t doesn't just own those 46 tv stations. what, technet is going to spin off -- tegna is going to spin off cars.com which would decrease the value of the company by $3 billion and make it more of a possibility that tegna could look to be a buyer in the m&a broadcast world or potentially a merger partner tar. nexs once this cars.com's goes through at the end of q2 we will see if they are able to sell career builder or potentially spin off career builder like they have done with cars.com. star could be the next target. vonnie: how many of these companies are there around the country with local tv stations that could be left to combine? alex: there are a bunch. will have- tegna their choice. most are controlled by a family or shareholder. it is why tribune was such an appealing asset. no controlling shareholder in there for these deals tend to be more fluid. or really, there is just no family thing we don't want to sell. competition inas the local markets or was this a very monopolistic ki

builders sentiment rose to the second highest since 2005.p in current sales is making builders upbeat for the next six months. tesla is lower after losing a buy rating from a longtime supporter. it n stanley sees continuing next year. tesla will burn through $2.3 billion in 2017. adam jonas believes china could prove inaccessible. in the united kingdom, the offers has a pending investigation into the bolivian authority over prescribery allegations. the office has given the french ank a june deadline to provide information. and that's your business flash update. with the vix at just about 10 1/2, the bloomberg dollar index is up .3%. some of that has to do with the yen, but more of it has to do 0974. he euro 1. it is continuing to rise. and that german election which gave angela merkel a fantastic lead over martin schultz. her party is in a lot better position. emmanuel macron has chosen a prime minister and reached ross the aisle to the center part it and looks like there might be some move to update other regulations in france. and of cours

the president was pleased to see this more international association of home builders and wells fargo announced earlier that recent reports show you some builder confidence continues to rise with the numbers now at the strongest since the housing bust pick according to the nadh chairman, quote this report shows builders optimism in the housing market is solidifying we've already seen tremendous response in the economy in the wake of the presence pro-growth agenda. the unemployment rate is at the lowest it's been an a decade. manufacturing, job openings-if ever been since 2006 and by nearly every measure of economic confidence the future of the american economy looks very bright. the present as, is also glad to see business once again making significant investments in america from intel to general motors to walmart to apple who specifically just announced earlier this month they will start a $1 billion fund to promote advanced manufacturing jobs here in the united states. it's not just the presence domestic economic policies that are generating optimism. just last week we announced the

some of those involved have severed with the builder. the building manager and owner have not agreed to settle so lawsuit against them tin. >>> not often we see something like this can you make it out a sink hole that nearly swallowed the big rig in san francisco not far from at&t park. the question how did it happen? nbc bay area kristie y smith with some answers. kristi. >> reporter: i tell you this is a scarey story the way the driver tells it. he said the trunk he was in started sinking in slow motion. he had to climb out of the driver's side that's because the other side was pressed against the tree right here. you can see the eng sink hole has filled in. usually they say there is obvious water source. this time though that's not the case. it was a troubling sight, a flatbed truck tilting in a sink hole on seventh street. the driver says he pulled overen and his trunk started sinking. >> everything happened slow motion gave me a kmans to get my body over. when truck stop i took the engine off. >> he who said out of the drier's side

developers, home builders can't just build wherever. to follow certain rules. >> you have to go to the arizona department of water resources andemonstre that you have sufficient water supplies for 100 years. in order to be able to sell a new house, you have to demonstrate that you've got this water supply. >> they are also stocking up to buffer against future shortages. >> we take some of our colorado river delivered through the central arizona project, and we store it underground through storage ponds. it doesn't evaporate. it's there for the future use. >> homes in america use 27.5 billion gallons of water every day, preparing food, flushing toilets and watering lawns. >> as we see buildings go up vertically, what we're seeing is less landscaping on a per-resident basis. we're also seeing the opportunity to reuse some of the water internally. we're seeing rooftop gardens. >> there's much more consciousness in terms of individual homes. we have low-flow toilets and shower heads, desert landscaping. >> on a per-person basis, water deman

developers, home builders can't just build wherever.o to the arizona department of water resources and demonstrate that you have sufficient water supplies for 100 years. in order to be able to sell a new house, you have to demonstrate that you've got this water supply. >> they are also stocking up to buffer against future shortages. >> we take some of our colorado river delivered through the central arizona project, and we store it underground through storage ponds. it doesn't evaporate. it's there for the future use. >> homes in america use 27.5 billion gallons of water every day, preparing food, flushing toilets and watering lawns. >> as we see buildings go up vertically, what we're seeing is less landscaping on a per-resident basis. we're also seeing the opportunity to reuse some of the water internally. we're seeing rooftop gardens. >> there's much more consciousness in terms of individual homes. we have low-flow toilets and shower heads, desert landscaping. >> on a per-person basis, water demand is going down. new construction is m

home builder confidence continues to rise. the unemployment rate is at the lowest it's been in a decade. job openings are higher than they have ever been and by nearly every measure of economic confidence the future of the american economy looks bright. the president is also glad to see businesses once again making ignificant investments in america from intel to general motors to wal-mart to apple who pecifically just announced earlier this month that they will start a $1 billion fund to manufacturing d jobs here in the united states. and it's not just the president's domestic economic that are generating optimi optimism optimism. as i noted last week, these arrangements are major wins for american companies across many different industries and sectors beef atural grass to exporters to financial services who will now all have access to massive chinese market. hose negotiations continue and we look forward to sharing more with you as this process unfolds. this morning the president and vice president joined tens of housands of

the victory at trenton, when they get it, will be a huge morale boost, confidence builder. the result will be recruitment. this is the site where general washington on christmas night, and the continental army, landed. boats would have been landed up and down the bank for some distance. the army crossed during the night. washington's army had about 4400 men, 18 cannons, 100 horses. washington was hoping to have everyone across by midnight. it wasn't until about 4:00 the next morning on december 26, the army was across and ready to march to trenton. prelude to our story is the new york campaign in the summer and fall of 1776. the british landed an army on staten island shortly after the declaration of independence. there were a series of defeats for general washington, beginning with the battle of long island, followed by harlem heights, the capture in new york as well, and the defeats at fort washington and fort lee. fort lee was an abandoning of the fort, important supplies, and that began in late november the retreat through new jersey. ashington fell back through new jer

builders expect to fill that gap. stock market got off to a positive start this morning.at meant record highs for the nasdaq and the s&p in the process. right now, dow back over 21,000 on a gain of 24 points. nasdaq up 7. s&p up by 1. back to you. >> thank you. >>> there could be changes coming to traffic tickets. a proposed bill would tie the fines to the driver's income. a senator who proposed the measure said it would help lower fines for poor people. the bill would also make it illegal for the state to suspend a driver's license if the violator cannot afford to pay. the senate is expected to vote on the bill next month. >>> shall we debate this topic? just kidding. >> sure. >> let's debate it. why not. [ laughter ] >> all right. go ahead. >> what's your stance? >> you started it. >> might be nice if you don't make a lot of money, then. >> yeah. >> not as high of a fine. >> it helps them but -- >> how about just don't get a ticket? >> obey the law. had . >>> i don't think anyone is getting speeding tickets this morning because it's slow over at the bay bridge toll plaz

clearly theresa may is drinking builders in this election, she has parked her tanks on the lawn whichiving factors, using her own brand to reach out to former labour voters, maybe people who voted for brexit in the referendum and maybe people who switched to ukip last time around. i think it is important to stress, here we are halfway through, a little over half way through and people touch less on probably the biggest thing of this election campaign, which is not the performance of jeremy corbyn, election campaign, which is not the performance ofjeremy corbyn, or how well theresa may controls her appearances. the biggest thing will be that one party, ukip, is gambling, its vote in the local elections and opinion polls has basically halved and that means that the centre, centre right of british politics has reunited behind the british conservatives, reunited behind theresa may, and it is that rather than the wake in which the labour party are doing on any day—to—day basis that will have the most dramatic impact onjune the 8th. it looks as if ukip isn't going to stand in 277 seats, tha

home builders as well as consumer. they said meets today and tomorrow.educe the rates at the end of the year and how will house higher rates affect the market? >> they will raise rates in june and again in september. the 10 year treasury is around 230 and will probably end the year round 270. that still keeps mortgage rates relatively low. we are somewhere in the neighborhood of 4.5% for a 30 year fixed. housing program mortgage rate perspective is very affordable. home prices in the 20 markets that are booming right now, they've gone up a lot because there's simply no supply. lauren: inventory is a problem. nicole: mark vitner, senior economist at wells fargo, thank you are joining us. lauren: secretary elaine chao weighs in on self driving cars. >> with level to self driving cars and bears no need for any person to be seated and controlling any of the instruments. lauren: scary thoughts. more with maria bartiromo's interview next. lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers dominate their first game. in hockey, washington capitals tape game three against

according to the nabh chairman, quote, this report shows that builders optimism in the housing markets solidifying. we've already seen tremendous response in the economy in the wake of the president's pro growth agenda. unemployment rate is at the lowest it's been in a decade. manufacturing job openings are higher than they've ever been since 2006 and the future of the american economy looks very bright. the president glad to see businesses once again making significant investments in america from intel to general motors to wal-mart to apple who specifically just announced earlier this month that they will start a $1 billion fund to promote advanced phfbing jobs here in the united states. it's not just the president's domestic policies that are generating optimism, last week we announced the 100 day action plan initiated by president trump. as i noted last week these arrangements are major wins for american companies across many different industries in sectors. this morning the president and the vice president joined tens of thousands of officers and friends of law enforcement at the

a concrete company says business is booming, two home builders rave about business. broad line department stores just don't see it. today the bulls clearly won the day. dow gained 140 points, s&p climbing 8%. still recovering from that last day that was ugly. but there's no denying that this is a tough environment to navigate. throw in the white house's seeming inability to get back on track after this 24-hour leak-a-thon, and you can't be sure where you stand in this market. that's why going up to the fed's june immediating, we're going to have to hang on all the words of the fed. case in point, monday when noted dove neil cash carry expre expressed -- epawill they cance each other out? who knows, all i can say for sure is their utterance will dominate action this week. bulls, remember you want the hawks to win out because we need the fed to bless the economy. the only quarterly report we get on monday, ajbilent, a, that compa if they disappoint, corporate buyers are out there. one of the one rumored to be acquiring companies, xilinx. i like to diversify all things

dad says donald trume every builder i ever met.ve to deal with the mobs who try to shake them down. city regulators that probably work with the mob. the whole idea -- we are opinion people, i'm not a journalist. when you are a journalist you are supposed to report the fact, you are not suppose to be reacting to the man's personality. but that's not what they are doing, they are reacting to his queens builder personality. kennedy: there is an active campaign to erode the truth and the search for the truth on the left. it all becomes this blob of subjectivism that means nothing, and it's almost impossible to find out what is absolutely real. you have faith in the president and there are a lot of viewers who share that faith. a lot of drama in washington. if your mind is spinning over the russian investigation, you have got to stick around. "watters world" will break it down for you. is it a bow or a bend. your comment pouring in on the debate. these birds once affected by oil are heading back home. thanks to dawn, rescue workers only

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the builders were treated for minor injuries.s and paranoia. that's according to a study of 2,000 british 18—year—olds by kings college london. it found those growing up in urban areas were a0% more likely to have had episodes of psychosis than those who lived in the countryside. as many as 30 positive leads have been discovered as a result of investigations carried out on piles of rubbish ‘fly—tipped' under the aao. buckinghamshire county council's enforcement officers having been sifting through the mass of household and building material, old cars and electrical goods to uncover the evidence — which will now be shared with the environment agency. let's have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tubes — a good service on all lines at the moment. if you're travelling to manchester this morning — trains from london are running as normal. some southern and gatwick express services are disrupted after a ‘low speed collision' in the depot at battersea. no—one was injured but the depot is closed for investigations. 0n the roads

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home builder confidence continues to rise with numbers now at their strongest since the housing bust. according to the nabh's chairman, quote: this report shows that builders' optimism in the housing market is solidifying. we've already seep tremendous response in -- seen tremendous response in the economy in the wake of the president's pro-growth agenda. the unemployment rate is the lowest it's been in a decade. manufacturing job openings are higher than they've been since 2006, and by nearly every measure of economic confidence, the future of the american economy looks very bright. the president is also glad to see businesses once again making significant investments in america from intel to general motors to walmart to apple who specifically just announced earlier this month that we'll start a $1 billion fund to promote advanced manufacturing jobs here in the united states. and it's not just the president's domestic economic policies that are generating optimism. just last week we announced the first ten agreements as part of the 100-day action plan initiated by president trump dur

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champion and advocate, as a social entrepreneur, to deliver a self—made place, and as a consensus builderot to speak up for us in london and around the world. and that person's also got to deal with the issues that can only be dealt with on a regional basis. to fight the cuts that we constantly get from westminster, and also to keep control and open up the secret combined authority. well, i don't think we need a mayor. i'm standing against the mayor. we need plenty of extra democracy, we need a new system, but not a mayor. birmingham's most famous mayor, liberaljoseph chamberlain, ran the city at the height of its municipal greatness. he controlled the supply of water, electricity, gas. he controlled the police service and the fire service and, for some, the new metro mayor is a welcome return of power to the west midlands. as well as birmingham, the mayor's constituency includes coventry and walsall, dudley and sandwell, solihull and wolverhampton. so what do the passengers on the wolverhampton tram think? the worry is that the smaller conurbations around the west midlands won't get as m

we are fortunate in that we are the developers, the builders, and the property managers. there is synergy there, cost savings there that we can put into the project. and i think that while we don't have a mission statement, we are the appreciative of all people that work with us of gete we are, so when you into this business, you very quickly look at the property cycle and the effects it has and the benefits of having good housing that bring to that continuum. lisa: terrific. i guess i would ask why you think more housing developers are not making this a priority, and what we can do to generate more activity. les: well, i think that is changing. first costs are always an issue. in affordable housing, you are always between a rock and a hard place. but i think that is changing. what were amenities now are becoming kind of standard fare for most developers. the government certainly has a role in raising the bar and requirements of its developers. and i think most developers don't want to be left in the dust, so when they see one doing it, they don't want to be the guy that

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and as a consensus builder. that person's got to speak up for us in london, and around the world.d that person's also got to deal with the issues that can only be dealt with on a regional basis. to fight the cuts that we constantly get from westminster, and also to keep control and open up the secret combined authority. well, i don't think we need a mayor. i'm standing against the mayor. we need plenty of extra democracy, we need a new system, but not a mayor. birmingham's most famous mayor, liberaljoseph chamberlain, ran the city at the height of its municipal greatness. he controlled the supply of water, electricity, gas. he controlled the police service and the fire service, and for some, the new metro—mayor is a welcome return of power to the west midlands. as well as birmingham, the mayor's constituency includes coventry and walsall, dudley and sandwell, solihull and wolverhampton. so what do the passengers on the wolverhampton tram think? the worry is that the smaller conurbations around the west midlands won't get as much as everywhere else. as long as it's a fair crack for

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as for data, home builder sentiment.rsday, jobless claims. >>> focus to europe, 22 days to go until the uk heads to the polls for a general election. today, the ftse 100 hit a record all-time high. editor-at-large at brexit central, the former ceo the vote lee which delivered the famous exit vote last year. good morning. we're heading for another vote if june in the icuk. last year, the polls got things wrong. this year, they're suggesting a very strong victory for the conservative government theresa may. what's your opinion on what's to happen? >> we have seem people behind. and now, it's a very big solid big lead for theresa may. i think she's likely to get a very big majority. perhaps even three figures. >> of course, off the back of that we've seen markets pretty strong. the pound has rallied on the calling of this election. why is that? because on the face of that she may deliver harder brexit than otherwise would have been the norm. >> i think there are two reasons for it. i think the first one people know she shou

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builder.nager and owner have not agreed to settle. the lawsuit against them continue. >>> well it is a black market in san francisco that most people don't know anything about. we're talking about street meat, meat that could end up on your table. >> we went undercover to expose the meat market. vicki wynn joins us with the hidden camera and what they found. vicki. >> reporter: we were tipped off by retailers who say we're all at risk from the rise in organized retail time. becoming more violent as thieves close medicine and even meat you might end up eating wutt knowing it. >> you get try trips like this throw one of these in there you get 10 to 15 bucks all day long. >> if you head to market for a steak no trouble find going. only this is not a supermarket. it's market street and seventh in san francisco. steps away from the theater showing hamilton. over several weks we went undercover. and observed people gathering here all day every day. with backpacks and sometimes suitcases and more tha

builders are getting a boost from this, moment remodelling.ht supply of homes for sale have sellers staying put and renovate instead. not only are homeowners doing projects this year with broth up 7%, that according to harvard joint center for housing, but they are spending more, 60% more on the average project than they did just a year ago, and that's according to home adviser. that may be because home equity's doubled in the past four years, and homeowners are ready to tap into it again. demographics are also behind the growth with downsizing baby boomers in the lead. >> they can age in place, but they don't -- they have standards. they want to move into a place that's ready for them, so a lot of times we'll fix up before they move in. >> reporter: fixing condos downtown? >> a lot of condos. >> reporter: kitchen and baths top the list of most pop paw lar remodels, but as the housing stock ages, more structural renovations, roof, siding, system upgrades, all the boring stuff. back to you guys. >> all right, thank you. one company that's reapi