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What Home Projects Return the Most Money?

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Home improvement return on investment

The new year may bring new motivation for starting home improvement projects. But before you break out the sledgehammer, take a look at the results of this year's Cost v. Value Report by Remodeling magazine. The newly-released 2008 version shows you what kind of return you can expect to get on your investment when you sell, whether it's installing new windows, remodeling your bathroom or putting on an addition.

The results of this year's report underscore the value of curb appeal. For the second year in a row, the report found that exterior remodeling projects return the most money as a percentage of cost.  On a regional level (San Francisco), wood deck additions and all types of siding replacements (upscale fiber cement, midrange vinyl, and upscale foam-backed vinyl) returned between 75% and 97% of project costs upon resale. 

In addition to wood decks and siding, window replacements and kitchen remodels also returned a relatively high percentage of remodeling costs in the San Francisco region. All types of window replacements (high-end and mid-range wood and vinyl) returned more than 93% of costs. A minor midrange kitchen remodel returned 95.5% of costs.

Here is a link to the full report:  http://www.remodeling.hw.net/2008/costvsvalue/division/pacific/city/san-francisco--ca.aspx

If you still have questions about what projects will get the most "bang for their buck" in your city - even your own neighborhood - Picture it SOLD! Home Staging can help.  We serve Marin and Sonoma counties and specialize in home staging, home preparation, marketing and redesign.

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