Home improvements that really add value before you sell

If you have an unfinished basement, you might have room for storage, but you’re missing out on livable space for future buyers to enjoy — whether as a home office or space for entertaining. A 2020 survey of top HomeLight agents found that 44% cited the “need for more space” as the no. 1 moving motivator, with 31% citing the desire for more private outdoor space another top motivation. A report from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies echoes that residential maintenance and repair costs rose 21.5% from 2020 to 2021 in response to supply chain issues and raw material shortages. At HomeLight, our vision is a world where every real estate transaction is simple, certain, and satisfying. Therefore, we promote stricteditorial integrity in each of our posts. New research has revealed that 69% of people in the UK are planning …