8 Ways to Increase Your Home’s Value

While these home improvements won’t all recoup their full cost, they definitely will make the home more marketable.

A fresh coat of paint on the furniture and the walls will make a huge difference on the home. Syda Productions/Shutterstock

By David McMillin Bankrate.com

The value of your home can increase or decrease due to any number of factors. Some variables are out of your control—like how hot your local housing market is or isn’t. But others may be—namely, strategic upgrades to the premises.