Real Estate Professionals Unanimously Agree on the Importance of Curb Appeal

• Ninety-nine percent of real estate professionals say that a home’s curb appeal is key to attracting a buyer.
• Lawn care is the outdoor home improvement that has the biggest impact on buyers and is estimated to recoup 267 percent of its cost at the time of sale.
• Installing a swimming pool is the most expensive outdoor home improvement and also offers the lowest return on investment.

Ninety-nine percent of real estate professionals say that a home’s curb appeal is key to attracting a buyer. Lawn care is the outdoor home improvement that has the biggest impact on buyers and is estimated to recoup 267 percent of its cost at the time of sale. Read more at https://pacunion.us/2IJZwcu

Those are two key findings from the National Association of Realtors’ 2018 Remodeling Impact Report, which focuses on 13 popular outdoor home-improvement jobs. The organization surveyed real estate professionals to find out which outdoor improvements have the most appeal to buyers, how much these jobs typically cost, and how much of those costs are typically recouped when a home is sold.

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San Francisco: America’s Top Job Market for Movers

  

• About one-third of applications on job-search engine Glassdoor are from workers seeking to relocate.
• San Francisco is the most popular U.S. job market for employees who are willing to move.
• San Jose and Los Angeles rank a respective No. 3 and No. 4 for the highest number of job applications from elsewhere in the country.

Despite the Bay Area’s exceptionally high housing costs, the region is the nation’s most in-demand job market for workers who are willing to relocate, while Los Angeles is also a popular destination.

The San Francisco metro area is the top destination for relocation-friendly employees, with companies based in the region attracting 12.4 percent of job applicants from other areas, by far the most in the country. Read the full article at https://pacunion.us/2s2Kmcb

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