Maybe a house just needs too much work for its price point.

And further work is needed on the political front too.

He has hold of an idea, but it needs work.

His daughter decided that she needed a lot more work.

She was always interested in what I said on paper, even when the writing needed work.

All of these are correct even though some things may still need further work.

They need good, sound, important work that must be done.

This is something that has a lot of potential, but still needs work.

"Who is going to tell me this guy needs more work?"

They have made much progress, though the building still needs more work.