How landscaping can impact a home's value in today's market.

2022 is still a seller's market and if you are looking to take advantage you must note what buyers have on their predetermined list as a home's must-have features when looking for value in a home.

Good landscaping is seen as an essential good first impression for property owners, it sets the tone for the rest of the home. While poor landscaping or curb appeal can have a negative impact and decrease the property value by a substantial amount. If you are selling a home, you cannot overlook the importance of the first impressions, as this can impact the dollar value you receive.

Adding certain landscaping elements such as healthy trees, grass, and flowers, can help raise property value.

Key insights for adding value:

• Real estate agents say poor landscaping and hardscaping negatively affect property values
• Trees are predominantly the landscaping element that adds the most value to a home
• Adding one healthy tree can have a huge impact on the property value

There is one sure way to decrease a home's value and that is to neglect your home's landscaping.

Living in a harsher environment such as Perth, it takes that little extra care and time to present your curb in a manner that will provide that great first look and set the precedence for the rest of the home.

Areas to focus on can include:

• General watering of grass and plants
• Remove weeds
• Add in colour and varying heights
• Keep grass well trimmed

There’s no question that landscaping elements like trees, grass, and flowers add a lot of visual appeal to a home, but just how much does their absence affect what a home is worth?

When buyers observe a neglected lawn or home without any additional curb appeal, potential buyers get can immediately get the idea that the home was not well maintained. This can set a pre-determined value of the home in their mind based on that and unfortunately it is usually not a good price. On the other hand, a neat, clean lawn puts the buyers' minds at ease.

In today's elevated real estate market even a small decrease in price means a seller could be thousands of dollars worse off, just by not keeping their front lawn well maintained when getting the property ready for market.

Buyers in today's market are generally time-poor and therefore expect the homes to be move-in ready when they purchase, the idea of having to do extra work on top of the move-in process can be extremely off-putting to the potential purchaser.

The items that can add the most value to a home are trees, grass, and flowers while hard landscaping aspects such as decks, driveways, and outdoor kitchens can also positively or negatively impact the value depending on their perceived state.

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