9 Surprising Things That Add Value to Your House
9 Surprising Things That Add Value to Your House Published: December 03, 2013 By: Dona DeZube A home’s value is dependent on many things. Here are nine factors you might not have thought about. Email Being able to hoof it to school, shops, and restaurants can add as much as $34,000 to your home's value. The boost from walkability is biggest in large, dense cities. Image: Renee Tougas What do surf breaks, Walmarts, and public transportation have in common? Being near any of them can add thousands to your home’s value. At least that’s what various university researchers have found based on their evaluation of variables that could be influencing home prices. Their conclusions might surprise you. Here’s what they found: 1. Surf Breaks Being within a mile of a surf break (a spot where surf-able waves happen) adds about $106,000 to a home’s value, according to surfonomics experts at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. ...