Brooke Sutherland, Columnist

Pros Take Over House Projects From Amateurs

A shift from “do-it-yourself” tasks to “do-it-for-me” contractor work may explain a divergence in home-improvement spending trends.

May 13, 2022 at 5:45 PM UTC

By Brooke Sutherland

Brooke Sutherland is Bloomberg News' Boston bureau chief and writes the Industrial Strength Newsletter. She was previously a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering deals and industrial companies and an M&A reporter for Bloomberg News.

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