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Home IMPROVEMENT
AN ANTON MEDIA GROUP SPECIAL
OCTOBER 19 - 25, 2016
The Right Renovation Project BY NATHANIEL SILLIN specialsections@antonmediagroup.com
Before the housing market collapse of 2007, all renovation projects—no matter how expensive—seemed like winners. Today, home renovation is a whole new ballgame and you should carefully research any potential fix-up project you’re planning for your home. For the past 14 years, Remodeling magazine’s annual Remodeling 2016 Cost vs. Value Report (www.remodeling. hw.net/cost-vs-value/2016) has tracked cost recoupment on renovation projects nationwide and by region, as local tastes are important. Based on trends from transactions tracked in 2015, several guidelines emerged:
Aim to cover your costs.
Pre-housing crash, people were investing heavily in their homes and seeing returns greater than 100 percent on their spending. In 2016, the cost and
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