{"id":45037,"date":"2016-04-01T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/energy-efficient-functional-remodeling-projects-proved-most-profitable-for-texas-homeowners-in-2015\/"},"modified":"2016-04-01T12:06:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-01T16:06:03","slug":"proyectos-de-remodelacion-funcionales-y-con-eficiencias-energetica-son-los-mas-rentables-para-los-propietarios-de-texas-en-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/proyectos-de-remodelacion-funcionales-y-con-eficiencias-energetica-son-los-mas-rentables-para-los-propietarios-de-texas-en-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy-efficient, functional remodeling projects proved most profitable for Texas homeowners in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">AUSTIN, Texas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 1, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The most popular <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> home remodeling projects in 2015 were those that increased a home&#8217;s sustainability, according to the Texas Remodel Valuation Report released today by the Texas Association of Realtors. The report analyzes the project recoup costs in 2015 for 30 different remodeling projects nationwide, in the West South Central U.S., and in <span class=\"xn-location\">Austin<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Dallas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">El Paso<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Houston<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">McAllen<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">San Antonio<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Leslie Rouda Smith<\/span>, chairman of the Texas Association of Realtors, commented, &#8220;A growing number of <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> homebuyers are opting to purchase lower-priced homes that can be remodeled to suit their exact needs or make the home more energy efficient. More and more <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> homesellers, too, are seeing the value in investing in a few, strategically chosen projects before listing to sell their home faster and potentially at a higher price.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The top home remodeling projects in 2015 were those that increased the functionality and sustainability homes, by improving a home&#8217;s curb appeal or energy efficiency. Fiberglass attic insulation ranked among the top five projects in most <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> markets, recouping up to 163.4 percent of project costs. Manufactured stone veneer projects were also popular across <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>, recouping up to 157.9 percent of project costs. <\/p>\n<p>Overall, remodeling projects continued to be profitable, with a few projects in all markets recouping 100 percent or more of project costs. Home remodeling projects in <span class=\"xn-location\">Houston<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">McAllen<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">El Paso<\/span> showed the highest year-over-year growth in profitability in 2015, while a majority of remodeling projects in <span class=\"xn-location\">Austin<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">San Antonio<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Dallas<\/span> declined slightly in profitability from 2014 to 2015. <\/p>\n<p>Unlike in previous reports, remodeling projects that maximized a home&#8217;s existing square footage were among the least profitable projects in 2015. Bathroom, deck and master suite additions consistently ranked among the least markets nationally and in <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>, recouping as little as 25.5 percent of project costs. In general, upscale or luxury projects continue to be less profitable than smaller or mid-level projects. <\/p>\n<p>Smith concluded, &#8220;There are many factors that go into whether a remodeling project is a good fit for a home in addition to impact on resale value, such as the homeowner&#8217;s expected tenure in the house and, for energy-efficient upgrades, how long it will take the project to pay for itself in cost savings. Texas Realtors can help homeowners, buyers and sellers determine which remodeling projects are the best fits for the short term as well as further down the road.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>About the Texas Remodel Valuation Report <br \/><\/b>The Texas Remodel Valuation Report is based on survey data from the 2016 Cost vs. Value Report by the National Association of Realtors and <i>Remodeling<\/i> magazine. The Texas Association of REALTORS\u00ae distributes insights about the <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> housing market each month, including quarterly market statistics, trends among homebuyers and sellers, luxury home sales, international trends and more. To view the Texas Remodel Valuation Report in its entirety, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.texasrealestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.TexasRealEstate.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the Texas Association of REALTORS\u00ae <br \/><\/b>With more than 100,000 members, the Texas Association of REALTORS\u00ae is a professional membership organization that represents all aspects of real estate in <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>. We advocate on behalf of Texas REALTORS\u00ae and private-property owners to keep homeownership affordable, protect private-property rights, and promote public policies that benefit homeowners. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.texasrealestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">TexasRealEstate.com<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n<p><b>CONTACT<\/b>: <span class=\"xn-person\">Danielle Urban<\/span> <br \/>Pierpont Communications <br \/>512-448-4950 <br \/><a href=\"mailto:durban@piercom.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">durban@piercom.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">AUSTIN, Texas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 1, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The most popular <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> home remodeling projects in 2015 were those that increased a home&#8217;s sustainability, according to the Texas Remodel Valuation Report released today by the Texas Association of Realtors. The report analyzes the project recoup costs in 2015 for 30 different remodeling projects nationwide, in the West South Central U.S., and in <span class=\"xn-location\">Austin<\/span>, &lt;span&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45037\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}