Check the 2018 Remodeling Impact Report: Outdoor Features from the National Association of REALTORS® Research Department to see how buyers, sellers and homeowners feel about outdoor remodeling projects as well as lawn and landscape upgrades.

REALTORS® ranked standard lawn care service as the project that appeals most to real estate buyers. They estimated that homeowners would recover 267 percent of the estimated landscaping estimates. According to the National Association of Landscaping Professionals and REALTORS®, sellers would recover 100 percent of their costs for landscaping maintenance and tree care. Consumers gained the greatest satisfaction for being home from a new pool.

Want to know more? Read the report, which includes an executive summary.