Homeowners between 25 and 34 spent an average of $26,300 on housing upgrades last year, a 7 percent increase from 2015.
CNBC reports that first-time buyers spent $33,800 on upgrades in 2016, a 22 percent jump from the previous year.
Millennials still don’t spend as much as Baby Boomers, though. Owners above 55 spent an average of $60,400 on home renovations last year, which was only slightly more than the $59,800 they spent on average in 2015.
These results come from the latest Houzz & Home Survey.
Another bright spot for housing confidence was large projects like kitchen, bathrooms, and exterior features, which Nino Sitchinava, principal economist at Houzz, said also got a boost in 2016. "Discretionary spending is clearly leading," she said to CNBC. "Those projects are typically done when times are good."
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