What's In it for You?
Home Improvement Investments
( 2008 HomeGain Survey of over 2,000 real estate agents nationwide)
| Improvement |
Typical Cost |
Increase in |
Avg. Return |
% of Agents |
| Professional Home Staging | $403- 584 |
$1938-2431 |
343% | 91% |
| Lighten & Brighten | $233 - 370 | $1178 - 1566 | 355% | 97% |
| Clean & De-Clutter |
$190 - 318 | $1505 - 1937 | 578% | 97% |
| Landscape Front/Back Yards | $378 - 546 | $1718 - 2158 | 319% | 97% |
| Fix Plumbing, Electrical | $436 - 621 | $1205 - 1590 | 164% |
93% |
| Repair Damaged Flooring |
$628 - 878 | $1633 - 2061 | 145% | 94% |
| Update Kitchen & Bathrooms | $1404 -1828 | $3216 - 3934 | 121% | 87% |
| Replace or Shampoo Carpeting |
$562 - 808 | $1532 - 1950 | 154% | 98% |
| Paint Exterior Walls | $663 - 938 | $1757 - 2205 | 147% | 88% |
| Paint Interior Walls |
$651 - 920 | $1741 - 2179 | 150% | 97% |
*Moderately priced home improvements, ranging from $80 – 2,800, made in preparation for sale, actually yield the highest returns when a house is sold