Calculating the return on your home improvement investment

Remodeling Magazine has released their 2008-2009 report comparing the cost of a variety of home improvement projects as compared to the added value of each renovation.  The projects that they analyze include: basement remodel, bathroom addition, deck addition, master suite addition, window replacement, and many more.

Drum roll please...

The highest return on investment (as a national average) is a deck addition (80% return on investment), and the lowest return is on a home office remodel.

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You can download a full report of the data on a city-level (the closest city to us is Richmond, VA) here. 


© 2008 Hanley Wood, LLC. Reproduced by permission. Complete city data from the Remodeling 2008–09  Cost vs. Value Report can be downloaded free at www.costvsvalue.com.