Driveway Makeovers Boost Curb Appeal Whether selling a home in today’s tough real estate market or simply trying to beautify and protect your home, curb appeal should be very important to you. Home selling experts predict that as many as 40 percent of potential buyers reject a home based on their first impression of the front of the home. That makes curb appeal -- the general appearance of the front yard -- the single largest factor shaping impressions of your home. Remodeling Hints for a Tough Market If you’re selling your home, you’re not just competing against the house down the street anymore. You’re mixing it up with new-home builders with pockets deeper than yours, banks willing to sell foreclosed homes at a loss, and buyers who know that sellers are at a disadvantage. You definitely need an edge.