HomeGain 2009 Top 12 Home Improvements Survey Results

Due to popular demand from the real estate community, HomeGain.com regularly conducts its nationwide home improvement and home staging Home Sale Maximizer™ survey. Past findings from the survey have been a guide for thousands of home sellers in preparing their home for sale.HomeGain recently conducted a new survey of top 12 low cost*, do-it-yourself (DIY) home improvements for people getting their home ready to sell. Nearly 1,000 REALTORS® responded to the survey.The top five nationwide home improvements that Realtors recommend to home sellers, based on average cost and return on investment (ROI) to sellers, are:1. Cleaning and de-cluttering ($200 cost / $1,700 price increase / 872% ROI / 98% recommended)2. Home staging ($300 cost / $1,780 price increase / 586% ROI / 82% recommended)3. Lightening and brightening ($230 cost / $1,300 price increase / 572% ROI / 95% recommended)4. Landscaping ($320 cost / $1,500 price increase / 473% ROI / 94% recommended)5. Repair Plumbing ($385 cost / $1,250 price increase / 327% ROI / 88% recommended)Costs are averages and rounded up. For ranges of values, see chart 1 below. For actual price increase, see chart 2 below.Click here to read the rest of the article here.