TWO EXPERTS SAID…

“If a landscaping change is positive, it can often enhance price and reduce a home’s time on the market,” said Appraisal Institute President Richard L. Borges II, MAI, SRA…    [Source: “Landscaping Can Impact Home Values,…” Appraisal Institute, May 15, 2013.]

“Landscaping can increase your property value by close to 15%…investing in the services of a landscape design professional will optimize the value of a home…landscape expenditures significantly increase perceived home value and will result in a higher selling price than homes with a minimal landscape…”    [Source: “The Effect of Landscape Plants on Perceived Home Value”, by Alex X. Niemiera, Extension Horticulturist, Department of Horticulture, Virginia Tech. May 1, 2009.]

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