Remodeling and resale value.
Great news reported in the U.S. News & World Report article Spring Remodeling: Trends in Kitchens and Baths.
For a bathroom remodel, a homeowner can expect to recoup about 70 percent of the cost upon resale, while a major kitchen remodel could return 67.8 percent of the cost, according to the Remodeling 2015 Cost vs. Value Report, which compares the average cost of 36 types of remodeling projects with the value retained at resale in 102 U.S. markets.