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As you prepare to sell your home, we want to make choosing the best paint easier for you<\/a>, so we selected colors that you should consider. These colors are from HomeLight\u2019s Top Agent Insights Reports and other reputable sources.<\/p>\n Before we jump into the best paint colors for selling a house<\/span><\/a>, let\u2019s talk about some general rules you should follow as you select paint colors.<\/p>\n As a seller, you can\u2019t go wrong with a neutral color.<\/p>\n Neutral colors jumpstart the imagination and inspiration of your potential buyer, which allows them to imagine your home with their furniture and style. Top agents surveyed agreed that neutral color schemes are the most popular with buyers.<\/p>\n But what color is the undisputed heavyweight champ? It\u2019s white.<\/p>\n Janet Anderson<\/a>, a top real estate agent who sells properties 29% faster than average in Tracy, California, explains \u201cwhite is very popular\u201d because it provides your buyers with a blank canvas with which to work.<\/p>\n Additionally, Fixr, a home improvement resource company, surveyed 71 interior design experts<\/a> and found that 81% prefer warm neutrals and 49% prefer whites as the best colors when preparing a house to sell. Earthy tones make an appearance on their trend list as well.<\/p>\n The versatility of neutral colors (primarily white) appeals to the broadest swath of buyers and suits an enormous range of interior design palettes and styles.<\/p>\n Each paint color has an underlying, subdued, or muted tone called an undertone<\/a>. The undertone may be cool, warm, or neutral.<\/p>\n Cool shades are slightly blue, green, or violet, and produce a calm feeling. That\u2019s why blue is a good bedroom color. Warm undertones have a subtle red, orange, or yellow base and generate a cheery, inviting atmosphere. They also accentuate the effects of natural light. Finally, neutral undertones balance between cool and warm shades.<\/p>\n\n
What you\u2019re trying to do is you\u2019re trying to open your house up to more buyers. You want to appeal to as many buyers as possible. The more buyers interested in your home, the more likely you will get top of the market range.\u00a0<\/q>\n
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Rules of thumb: Painting before you sell<\/h2>\n
99% of the time, choose one neutral color<\/h3>\n
Commit to an undertone<\/h3>\n