How much of your remodeling costs can be recouped when
selling your home?

There are statistics which can shed some light on this topic.  
Remodeling Online, which publishes an annual "Cost vs.
Value Report" offers tables of data which show the
percentage of the homeowner's investment which may be
recouped for a variety of remodeling projects.

View the latest "Cost vs. Value Report" for the West-North-
Central region of the United States.  At this website you can
find out where they get their data, and what the numbers
mean and learn about cost vs value trends.

Here is a list of some of the projects which give the
homeowner the best return when selling their home:

  • Window Replacement 73.3% recouped
  • Minor Kitchen Remodel 74.2% recouped
  • Deck Addition 75.2% recouped
  • Siding Replacement 77.1% recouped

Source: Remodeling Online Cost vs Value Report 2008,
which gets its data from these sources: HomeTech
Information Systems for "costs", and National Association of
Realtors, for "value."
Cost vs Value:
Return on Your Investment for Remodeling

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