03/11/2026
HOLY COW, FAM!!
The 2025 data for cost vs value report recently dropped and it is juicy! According to key real estate professionals and remodeling data collected in the top 119 real estate markets in the US, out of 28 home upgrade projects you might do, adding cultured stone veneer not only holds the line, it overdelivers. Again.
Read on (links below) to see how you can more than double your return on investment by putting some stone in the show (>206%!!)
Whether you're looking to upgrade to stay or sell, now more than ever, the juice is worth the squeeze. If you need help finding a mason, we'd be happy to refer you to ones we trust. If you'd like some ideas/inspiration/materials, we can help with that too. :)
Per Concrete Masonry & Hardscapes Association, "When it comes to remodeling projects that deliver on resale value, you can’t get much better than manufactured stone veneer. According to the 2025 Zonda Cost vs. Value Report, an exterior makeover using manufactured stone veneer can recoup more than twice its investment."
https://www.cmha.org/news-and-insights/2025costvsvaluereport/
https://www.jlconline.com/cost-vs-value/2025/
https://zondahome.com/2025-cost-vs-value-report/