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7% Gain Seen In Custom Electronics Sold Through Builders,

July 11, 2007

Twice The value of electronic amenities sold by builders of new single-family homes will grow 7 percent in 2007 to account for $10.1 billion in hardware sales and installation charges, according to a Parks Associates study.

That follows an expected 5 percent to 6 percent gain in 2006 from 2005’s $8.9 billion, despite the soft home-building market, Parks added.

“Growth in sales of electronics through builders is increasing as more builders offer electronic systems in more of their homes,” said Bill Ablondi, Parks home systems research director. Nonetheless, growth “has leveled off due to the slowdown in residential construction,” he said.

The figures don’t include the value of installations by custom installers hired directly by single-family home buyers. At the high end of the custom market, “that's pretty common,” said Ablondi. “Builders will work with installers [in the high end of the market], but most often installers are not subcontractors to the builders.”

From the article "7% Gain Seen In Custom Electronics Sold Through Builders," by Joseph Palenchar.

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