Realtor magazine and the National Association of Realtors (www.realtor.org) e-mailed survey links to more than 150,000 of its member sales agents, brokers, and appraisers, who provided estimates of resale value.
Specpan, an online market research company, programmed and hosted the Web-based survey, collected and compiled the data, and provided pre- and post-survey consulting.
HomeTech Information Systems, an estimating software developer, provided cost estimates for all 33 remodeling projects, customized for the 80 cities surveyed.