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STATE OF THE INDUSTRY SURVEY

How was 2024?

[Take The Survey Now](https://bl.houzz.com/track?uid=3D7d4310f7-fa38-46ae=
-88a9-61a469833eac&txnid=3D882d85e1-b1b9-41b0-8321-be8985447b5f&bsft_aaid=
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Hello Sterling construction company,

Thank you for being a valuable Houzz Pro community member! We would since=
rely appreciate your feedback about your company's experience in 2024 and=
 your outlook for 2025. [Please take 10 minutes to fill out our annual su=
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61a469833eac&txnid=3D882d85e1-b1b9-41b0-8321-be8985447b5f&bsft_aaid=3D329=
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Aggregated and anonymous survey responses are used in two ways:

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To inform our community on the performance of their peer groups. The resu=
lts will be published in our 10th annual Houzz State of the Industry Repo=
rt, a leading national benchmark for our industry.

- To improve the value Houzz delivers to companies like yours. Your const=
ructive feedback on both paid and organic Houzz features helps us priorit=
ize improvements.

With your participation we are able to share timely insights with our pro=
 community and publish timely reports on our Houzz Research page.

Thank you in advance for sharing your insights this year.

Marine Sargsyan

Staff Economist
marine@houzz.com

Houzz Inc. 8605 Santa Monica Blvd., #90918, West Hollywood, California 90=
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ce in 2024 and your outlook for 2025. <strong><u><a href=3D"https://bl.ho=
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n the performance of their peer groups.</strong> The results will be publ=
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trong> Your constructive feedback on both paid and organic Houzz features=
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