This May is National Home Improvement Month, and appropriately so. The last few weeks of spring traditionally mark the time when homeowners throughout the United States prepare to tackle the first of their summer home improvement and remodeling projects.

The popularity of home improvement in the United States might have a downside: the number of nonfatal ladder injuries treated in emergency rooms jumped by 50 percent between 1990 and 2005.

Homeowners are at an advantage when it comes to getting a loan, let's say, for home improvement. A home is one of the best pieces of collateral available. Lenders prefer to deal with homeowners for many reasons. They also are more likely to approve a homeowner loan then any other loan. A homeowner loan could be a borrowers ticket to money that is much needed.

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Home improvement is becoming a popular hobby for women, according to a study conducted by Yankalovich Partners. A shocking 37 percent of women said they would rather work on a home improvement project than hit the malls, while 28 percent said they'd rather work on their home than cook.