Home Improvements That Pays Off

Spring selling season is just around the corner. If you are selling your home, one of your worry is how fast your home will be sold. According to Zillow, an analysis has been made and found out that there are some popular features that helped boost the final sale price and shorten the time a home is out on the market. This also goes with your listing – if your listing says, “new carpet” apparently it does not have any effect. But with listings that says, “hard wood floors” it boosted the sales price by 2 percent more than expected.

To help you, we have listed down some of the popular home features that will help you boost your property in the market. If you are thinking about doing some home improvements, perhaps you can take a tip or two from this list.

Granite countertops

Granite counters does not only look good in your kitchen but it also helps boost our home sale 38 days faster than the average.

Stainless Steel

If you are thinking about replacing old appliances, stainless steel are a great investment. When you sell your home – listing with those keywords sell 42 days faster than the average at a 4 percent premium.

Exposed Brick

Planning to reinvent your kitchen? Exposed bricks are hot in the Big Apple and if your listing has this keyword, it is sold for a 5 percent premium.

Quartz

An alternative to granite counters are quartz which makes listings with those features sold by 6 percent more and 50 days faster than the average.

Subway Tile

Homes with subway tiles as an additional feature will take 63 days faster than the average to be sold at a 7 percent premium.

Farmhouse Sink

Just a little investment and it could go a long way – homes with a farmhouse sink feature can boost it sale at nearly 8 percent more than expected and 58 days faster than average.

Shaker Cabinet

Shaker style cabinets provide so much storage and space especially in your kitchen. This is why this feature will pick up nearly 10 percent premium for home sales.

Barn Door

Barn doors are now a trend, apparently home buyers appeal to this feature. Barn doors inside a home are sold 57 days faster than average and the sale price is 13 percent higher than expected.

If you are planning to sell your home, perhaps look into these hot features that will be worth it to up your property and sell it faster in the market. Speak with a real estate agent to help you with your home selling process.

Source: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/14/fixing-up-your-home-heres-what-pays-off.html?