FINANCIAL
MAXIMIZE
Your Home's Return on Investment:
LIVING SPACES by Jason Scott
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If you’re looking to improve your home in a way that will make your experience living in it more enjoyable and provide a solid return on your investment, you may want to consider making an upgrade to your living space. Real estate professionals agree that tackling such a project can pay off—particularly if it adds living space to your home. “A lot of the requests that we get are for improvements of that kind,” says Lori Eberly, consumer lending manager with UW Credit Union, describing the conversations she’s been having with loan seekers in recent months. Finishing Your Basement According to homelight.com, 44 percent of real estate agents cited a desire for more space as the number one thing motivating home buyers into making a move in 2020. Especially after a year in which many Americans spent more time at home than perhaps ever before, it’s no wonder that more space is high on the wish lists of those seeking to purchase a new home. Adding more finished square footage is one way to catch the eye of prospective buyers, and unfinished basements are prime candidates for these upgrades.
