"Being involved with the designers' show house really gave it curb appeal, " he says.
Depending how visible they are on a home's roof, the panels can hurt its curb appeal.
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Research shows that curb appeal can be assessed quickly and that many times these instant assessments are startlingly accurate.
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And particularly for teens looking to stay connected to social networks, instant messaging and blogs, it's got plenty of curb appeal.
"It's very sculptural from the outside, it has great curb appeal because of the palms, " says Mr. Platt, describing the house as an adapted Spanish-style.
While Dell isn't noted for its design prowess, it could give its machines instant curb appeal by competing on price, dinging the already thin margins at HP's Personal Systems Group.
"Personally I find it a bit silly to have such a big boat and drive it into the harbor, " says Bassani, whose past yachts have been designed for maximum curb appeal.
Meanwhile, Dell been hustling to build computers with more curb appeal in a consumer market where it faces tough competition from Apple, HP, Acer, Asus, Samsung, and a host of others.
But Hall says that there are ways to improve your chances of a sale if you have to list your home late in the year, like playing up holiday decorations and shoveling walkways to maximize curb appeal.
Curb appeal is a big factor here.
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Rent a storage locker and move your clutter out, including your photos and knickknacks. (That allows visitors to envision themselves living in your home.) Curb appeal matters, too, so be sure to keep the yard in prime condition.
One of the central achievements of the 1993 budget deal, the expansion of the earned-income tax credit, was an idea that had long been championed by the right, and it had far less curb appeal for labor-liberals than the promise of a cradle-to-grave welfare state.
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