The majority of homeowners—approximately 80%—want to cut back on energy consumption by adopting energy-management solutions in their homes, according to a new report from Parks Associates, Dallas, Texas. This percentage is even more - ...read more
Research by Parks Associates, Dallas, Texas, demonstrates technology in the home—in this case, security systems—is an area where homebuyers have continued to allocate resources during the down economy. The study shows the average security - ...read more
One of the many trends starting to develop is the migration of PCs into the home theater or media room. A recent study by Parks Associates, Dallas, Texas, reports that one-third of the 10,500 U.S. Internet households surveyed have a PC - ...read more
Of the 30 million U.S. households predicted to have broadband service by 2004, 17 million will have a home network—a huge potential market that presents new opportunities and unique challenges to service providers, says a report by Parks - ...read more
Industry analysts believe that residential gateways are poised for enormous growth over the next several years. For example, Parks Associates, Dallas, Texas, estimates that the emerging market for residential gateways will more than triple - ...read more
"In competitive areas of the country (such as the South and West), larger numbers of homebuilders report that they are offering structured wiring as a differentiator," agrees Kurt Scherf, vice president of research for Parks Associates, - ...read more
\"It depends on the level of what you want to do to the home," says Kurt Scherf, vice president of research for Parks Associates, Dallas, Texas, a market research company that studies emerging - ...read more