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  <title>Renovations that Kill Home Value</title>

  <description><![CDATA[ CNN Money has an interesting article on renovations that can actually decrease your home's value in the eyes of potential buyers.  Some renovations can improve your homes value and thus almost pay for themselves over time - kitchens, for example, tend to have a cost recovery rate of 90% or more.  Some improvements have a lower ROI, like basement remodelling which has a cost recovery rate of about 75%.  This article lists four home renovation/improvement ideas that may please an owner but scare off buyers.<br><br>

Link: <a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/09/01/8384563/index.htm">CNN Money: 4 renovations that kill a home's value</a>

<br><br>Previously: <a href="http://www.househacker.com/permanent/Best-Bang-for-the-Buck-Home-Remodelling-Jobs">Best Bang for the Buck Home Remodelling Jobs</a>,
<a href="http://www.househacker.com/permanent/Best-Return-on-Investment-Home-Improvement-Tips"> Best Return on Investment Home Improvement Tips</a><br><br>]]></description>

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  <title>Best Return on Investment Home Improvement Tips</title>

  <description><![CDATA[ If you're about to sell your home, be sure to check out this list of the most cost effective home improvement tips that will help you maximize your return on renovation investment.  These tips focus on the easiest upgrades that produce the best results, versus the returns you can expect from performing major renovations, such as kitchen renovations or flooring replacements, as previously posted <a href="http://www.househacker.com/permanent/Best-Bang-for-the-Buck-Home-Remodelling-Jobs">here</a>.

<br><br>From the videos available on <a href="http://www.homegain.com/tool_center/home_sale_maximizer/video">Homegain.com</a>:<br><br><em>
...thoroughly cleaning and removing clutter from your home can  be worth up to five times what it cost you to do it."</em>]]></description>

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  <title>Great Page of Home Equity and Mortgage Calculators</title>

  <description><![CDATA[ Can you borrow from your home equity?  How much will you save by switching to bi-weekly mortgage payments?  Is refinancing the right way to go?  These are just some of the questions that this nice page of financial calculators will help you answer.  The site also has personal finance, investment and auto loan calculators on the same handy page. ]]></description>

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  <title>Best Bang for the Buck Home Remodelling Jobs</title>

  <description><![CDATA[ Remodelling Online has some useful <a href="http://www.remodeling.hw.net/industry-news.asp?articleID=79166&sectionID=173">cost vs. value</a> data which might prove handy if you're planning any remodelling work around the house.  If resale is what you have in mind, wikiHow lists some great ways to <a href="http://wiki.ehow.com/Inexpensively-Increase-the-Value-of-Your-Home">inexpensively increase</a> your home's value.  Ditto for the <a href="http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6460057/">Peacock.</a>

Some of <a href="http://www.basementspaces.com/">these </a><a href="http://www.basementremodeler.com/WEB/basement-design-gallery1.htm">basements</a>, on the other hand, probably weren't <i>that</i> inexpensive...]]></description>

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