{"id":28,"date":"2026-09-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/tracyvonfeldenrealestate-com\/2026\/09\/25\/home-improvement-projects-are-blowing-past-budgets-heres-how-homeowners-are-responding\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T10:00:00","slug":"home-improvement-projects-are-blowing-past-budgets-heres-how-homeowners-are-responding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tracyvonfeldenrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/25\/home-improvement-projects-are-blowing-past-budgets-heres-how-homeowners-are-responding\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Improvement Projects Are Blowing Past Budgets\u2014Here&#8217;s How Homeowners Are Responding"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Home improvement budgets seem to have a mind of their own these days\u201443% of homeowners are finding themselves overshooting by more than 30%. Inflation and ongoing shortages are prompting many folks to focus on essential repairs first, sometimes putting those dream projects on hold. Yet, even with rising costs, 66% still plan to invest in major updates within the next five years. As someone who knows how meaningful it is to make a house feel like home, I understand the balancing act between what we want and what\u2019s needed. My own move to Montana taught me the importance of thoughtful choices, and I always encourage clients to weigh their options carefully so they can move forward with confidence. Every detail matters when you\u2019re shaping your space\u2014and your future.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/home-improvement-projects-are-blowing-past-budgets-here-s-how-homeowners-are-responding-12067126\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home improvement budgets seem to have a mind of their own these days\u201443% of homeowners are finding themselves overshooting by more than 30%. Inflation and ongoing shortages are prompting many folks to focus on essential repairs first, sometimes putting those dream projects on hold. Yet, even with rising costs, 66% still plan to invest in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":54,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tracyvonfeldenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tracyvonfeldenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tracyvonfeldenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tracyvonfeldenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tracyvonfeldenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tracyvonfeldenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tracyvonfeldenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tracyvonfeldenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tracyvonfeldenrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}