2010-2011 Costs Vs. Value: Home & Design: REALTOR Magazine

Every year the National Association of REALTORS in cooperation with Remodeling Magazine (a trade publication) brings us the Cost vs. Value Report. Would it surprise you to know that the expense of remodeling is rarely recovered when a home is sold? 2010-2011 Costs Vs. Value: Home & Design: REALTOR Magazine

For your sellers who wanted to remodel and are having second thoughts about whether or not to tackle a project, you have to ask. Will the home sell at all without an updated kitchen? Is a bank going to loan money on this house?How much will it cost to replace that rotten deck out back? Remember, buyer's always think it will cost more to finish a project than it will, and sellers think it will cost less than it does.