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title: "Renovation Sells"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/58cb300f-0f50-42a0-842b-7fb2bc05fe42
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/renovation-sells-talks-selling-homes-during-a-pandemic-with-the-chicago-tribune-2714474
category: "Remodel & surfaces"
industry: "Home Services"
segment: "Remodel & surfaces"
published: 2020-12-11T19:14:13.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:27:17.185Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/1f2c6f7802e4472c501b9c3d79a6d4621142.jpg
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# Renovation Sells

**TL;DR:** Renovation Sells notes new trends in home sales and renovations during the COVID-19 pandemic, with homeowners now preferring cozier homes with extra rooms for at-home offices. The company helps manage the renovation process for sellers to appeal to new buyers.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-12-11. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/renovation-sells-talks-selling-homes-during-a-pandemic-with-the-chicago-tribune-2714474).*

## Story

The housing and real estate experts at Renovation Sells are noticing new trends taking over the marketplace during COVID-19, which they detailed in a recent article in the Chicago Tribune.

Prior to 2020, many homeowners wanted large open floor plans that helped with entertaining guests. Now, many are trading that in for cozier homes with extra rooms.

The reason? More space for at-home offices. With such high demand for this type of home, sellers are inclined now more than ever to make renovations to appeal to the new type of buyers.

Michael Valente, Managing Partner at Renovation Sells, knows first hand how frustrating home renovations can be, and helped launch Renovation Sells as a solution to those headaches.

“When you’ve got multiple trades involved — a floor guy, someone to do the counters, the backsplash needs a tile guy — that has to be controlled and managed in a specific order, we manage that process so the realtors don’t have to,” Valente told the Chicago Tribune.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Home Services (sector)
- real estate (topic)
- Renovation Sells (company)
- home renovations (topic)
- covid-19 trends (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/renovation-sells-talks-selling-homes-during-a-pandemic-with-the-chicago-tribune-2714474). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/58cb300f-0f50-42a0-842b-7fb2bc05fe42).