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How renovations can affect the value of a home
Sellers who want to recoup more of their investment would do better by aiming for boring, says realtor
Published Sun, May 29, 2016 · 09:50 PM
New York
THE summer months are a particularly popular time for updating houses, with new bathrooms, new kitchens or even a new roof. But whether the renovations add to a home's value, that's a different matter.
Even when they do increase the price a seller may get, they rarely increase it in line with how much the renovation costs.
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