 Your Home's Value:
Other Home Value Resources
- See what other homes in your neighborhood sold for.
Visit SFGate's Neighborhood Home Sale Guide, a weekly feature of the Sunday Chronicle.
- Yahoo real estate's Home Values provides comparable sales data to help you analyze the value of your home.
Seller's Tool Kit Reports
Twelve Low Cost Ways to Spruce Up Your Home
Make your home more appealing for yourself and for potential buyers with these quick and easy tips.
- Trim bushes so that they don't block windows and cut down on light
- Buy a new doormat.
- Put a pot of bright flowers (or a small evergreen in winter) on your porch.
- Put new doorknobs on your front door
- Put a fresh coating on your driveway
- Edge the grass around walks and trees
- Keep your garden tools out of sight
- Be sure children put away their toys
- Buy a new mailbox
- Upgrade your outside lighting
- Use warm, incandescent light bulbs for a homey feel
- Polish or replace your house numbers
- Clean your gutters
- Put out potpourri or burn scented candles
- Buy new pillows for the sofa
- Buy a flowering plant and put in a window you pass by frequently
- Make a centerpiece for your table with fruit or artificial flowers
- Replace heavy curtains with sheer ones that let in more light
- Buy new towels
- Put a seasonal wreath on your door
Remodeling That Pays
Upgrading your home is always appealing, but which enhancements really get you a good return for your money when it's time to sell? A 2002 survey by Remodeling Magazine and REALTOR® Magazine has the answer.
To see the complete article, visit REALTOR® Magazine
| Project | Amount You Recoup
at Sale |
Average Cost |
| Bathroom Remodeling |
91% |
$22,639 |
| Basement Remodeling |
79% |
$33,911 |
| Master Suite Addition |
77% |
$131,471 |
| Bathroom Addition |
81% |
$37,639 |
| Family Room Addition |
79% |
$41,514 |
| Roof Replacement |
67% |
$7,644 |
| Siding Replacement |
79% |
$5,622 |
| Window Replacment |
77% |
$15,502 |
Other Reports Include:
- Understanding Capital Gains in Real Estate
- Does Moving Up Make Sense
- Ways to Make Your House More Salable
- Ways to Speed Up Your Sale
- Steps to Preparing for an Open House
- Terms to Watch for in a Purchase Contract
- ... and more!
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