How to Increase Your Home's Value

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• If youre looking to sell a house, now is
  definitely a good time. After years of recovering
  from the collapse of the subprime mortgage market
  and the recession that followed, home prices in
  many neighborhoods are once again favorable to
  sellers. In some places, property prices have
  even surpassed their pre-2008 prices.

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• Before you put your home on the market, however,
  you should consider making some changes that will
  make it easier to get a high price for your
  property. Read on to learn about some of the best
  value-raising changes homeowners can make to
  their properties before selling.

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Freshen Up the Kitchen

• According to 53 of real estate professionals,
  the kitchen may be the most important area of the
  house when it comes to making a sale.1 While you
  dont have to drop tens of thousands for a total
  kitchen overhaul, you should invest some money in
  fixing any minor problems, such as leaky faucets
  or broken light fixtures, and put some time into
  making the kitchen as squeaky clean as possible.

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• Even the cleanest, most well maintained house
  will start to show signs of wear after a few
  years. Before putting your home on the market,
  give some of the most high traffic rooms, such as
  the kitchen and bathroom, a new coat of paint to
  make them look as presentable as possible.

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• One of the things that makes homes most
  attractive to modern homebuyers are features that
  cut down on energy consumption, both because of
  their eco-friendliness and the way they cut
  utility costs. One of the most popular is
  energy-efficient windows installing them will
  make home buyers more interested in buying.

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• In recent years, more home buyers are looking for
  features that make their homes healthier to live
  in. And no wonder according to the EPA, we
  spend 89 of our time indoors, and yet indoor air
  quality is up to 100 times worse than the air
  quality outdoors.2 Thankfully, there are ways
  this can be fixed that make homes more attractive
  to buyers.

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• As consumers grow more health-conscious, features
  like good air filtration systems and the removal
  of potentially toxic or unhealthy material appear
  more valuable. Any features you can add to the
  house that increase air flow and filter out
  contaminants are bound to make homebuyers more
  interested in purchasing from you.

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• Often, a home can be made healthier with simple,
  inexpensive changes
• Rearrange rooms to create more open space and
  make it easier to move around.
• Remove clutter and keep the home properly
  cleaned.
• Keep blinds and shades open to increase the
  amount of natural light.

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• Seattle Select Homes helps sellers in the Seattle
  area get the most value for their properties, and
  connects buyers with homes that bring them closer
  to the life they want to live. Learn more at
  www.selectseattlehomes.com.

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Sources

1. http//www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2015/0
   3/top-5-ways-to-boost-the-value-of-your-home/index
   .htm
2. http//www.selectseattlehomes.com/what-is-a-seattl
   e-healthy-home/