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If you're thinking about selling your home, certain remodeling projects can help attract more buyers and potentially increase your sale price. Some others, though, won't increase your resale value a cent.

New research from the National Association of Realtors® reveals which home improvement projects deliver the best return on investment when it's time to sell. Installing a new steel front door ranks as the most worthwhile project, according to the report.

"When you pull up to the house to view it, you want to make sure that you feel welcome going into that house as a new buyer," said Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist at the National Association of Realtors®.

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