The driveway could be your home's ultimate selling point that you're overlooking
As interest rates begin to fall, many homeowners are rushing to put their properties on the market. However, there's one often-overlooked feature that could make or break your sale.
While it may seem like nothing more than a road to your garage, your driveway can actually have a significant impact on the first impression homebuyers have on your property, according to Realtor.
And first impressions mean a lot!
Your driveway could actually sell your house faster
A thoughtfully designed and well-maintained driveway can make a huge impact on a homebuyers perception of a home – and even how quickly it sells.
'Buyers make snap judgments on a home the moment they pull up to it, and the driveway is one of the first things they see,' says real estate expert Daniel Blake.
A driveway made of interlocking stoke pavers or decorative stamped concrete, for example, instantly adds luxury and craftsmanship.
The condition of a driveway can also be a deal maker or breaker. Cracks, oil stains and weeds growing through the pavement may all give the impression of neglect.
'I've shown buyers beautiful homes where they hesitated because the driveway looked like it needed to be replaced,' Blake notes.
'Conversely, a freshly sealed, asphalt driveway or a newly power-washed paver surface says the home has been well taken care of and often translates to peace of mind for the buyer.'
Lastly, functionality matters.
For example, a driveway that connects to a two-or three-car garage – especially with a side entry – adds value and visual appeal.
'Buyers with children usually look for driveways that allow for safe play areas. And families with dogs love when the driveway provides easy access to a fenced backyard,' says Blake.
Some homes even have a gated driveway, which adds an extra layer of privacy and security – a huge selling point for high-end buyers.
Types of driveways and their benefits
Driveways are not created equal, and each one has its own unique advantages. Some examples of driveways on residential properties include:
Straight
A straight driveway is the most traditional style and works well for home with narrower lots. It's typically found in planned suburban communities or starter neighbourhoods.
'Simple, cheap, and easy to shovel,' says real estate agent Andrew Fortune.
Curved
A cured driveway wads a nice visual element and is often seen in custom homes or Craftsman, Tudor or French country-style homes, where the architectural character is complemented by the soft bend of the driveway.
'A curved design also increases privacy and provides a more dynamic approach to the front entry, which many buyer appreciate,' Blake explains.
Circular
Circular driveways are great for estates or older homes with charm with many buyers looking for a driveway that means they don't have to back out of one.
Horseshoe
While they're similar to circular driveways, horseshoe driveways are a better option for those who want extra parking space.
'A horseshoe driveway is good for homes with lots of visitors because it has two entry and exit points,' Fortune points out.
Y-Shaped
Y-shaped driveways are less common but are often found in homes built on irregularly shaped or sloped lots, especially in rural or wooded areas.
'They offer flexibility for turning vehicles around or separating access points – like one branch leading to a garage, or the other to a worship or quest quarters,' says Blake.
S-Shaped
An S-shaped driveway has a very elegant, estatelike feel. This style is poplar in Mediterranean plantation or upscale modern farmhouse-style homes.
'it creates a scene of grandeur that sticks out in buyers' mind,' explains Blake.
Semicircle
Semicircle driveways are a good compromise for medium-sized lots and often pair well with ranch-style or single-storey homes. They're more common in older neighbourhoods.
'Semicircle driveways give a classic look and allow for smooth exits,' says Fortune.
Double
A double driveway, which is wide enough to park two cars side-by-side, is becoming a standard expectation for many buyers today.
It adds flexibility for homeowners who may have multiple vehicles, boats, motorcycles or even a home-based business that requires extra parking.
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MOH Moho Resources 0.004 0% 0% -11% 0% $2,981,656 MRZ Mont Royal Resources 0.041 0% 0% 3% -23% $3,486,222 AAU Antilles Gold Ltd 0.004 0% 0% 0% -33% $8,605,471 BMR Ballymore Resources 0.155 0% 15% -6% -11% $28,276,894 ERM Emmerson Resources 0.13 0% -7% 117% 202% $82,630,454 AM7 Arcadia Minerals 0.017 0% -6% -23% -69% $1,995,518 MLS Metals Australia 0.018 0% -8% -28% -18% $13,116,951 ASR Asra Minerals Ltd 0.002 0% 0% -33% -67% $5,533,072 CTO Citigold Corp Ltd 0.004 0% 0% 0% -20% $12,000,000 MHC Manhattan Corp Ltd 0.023 0% 44% -8% -31% $5,167,776 SVG Savannah Goldfields 0.021 0% -9% 14% -14% $25,114,695 EMC Everest Metals Corp 0.155 0% 15% 11% 29% $33,619,688 GUL Gullewa Limited 0.074 0% -15% 25% 4% $16,133,641 VKA Viking Mines Ltd 0.006 0% -25% -40% -25% $8,063,692 BCN Beacon Minerals 0.028 0% 4% 27% 0% $122,565,468 MEG Megado Minerals Ltd 0.014 0% 27% 0% 34% $5,875,566 VRC Volt Resources Ltd 0.004 0% -20% 33% -11% $23,423,890 ARV Artemis Resources 0.007 0% -7% -35% -54% $17,699,705 RDN Raiden Resources Ltd 0.006 0% 20% -45% -84% $20,705,349 EMU EMU NL 0.018 0% -14% -36% -39% $3,802,472 CMM Capricorn Metals 9.375 0% 1% 34% 102% $4,155,509,700 RGL Riversgold 0.004 0% 0% 33% -43% $6,734,850 ALK Alkane Resources Ltd 0.748 0% -5% 44% 38% $472,322,676 RDS Redstone Resources 0.005 0% 0% 67% 43% $5,171,337 CXU Cauldron Energy Ltd 0.007 0% 3% -54% -78% $10,229,832 DLI Delta Lithium 0.18 0% 13% 3% -27% $125,394,814 ALY Alchemy Resource Ltd 0.005 0% 0% -17% -29% $7,068,458 AVW Avira Resources Ltd 0.007 0% 0% -65% -65% $1,754,286 GML Gateway Mining 0.031 0% 3% 19% 0% $12,673,429 STK Strickland Metals 0.14 0% 47% 63% 27% $339,353,970 XAM Xanadu Mines Ltd 0.079 0% 52% 44% 32% $181,005,684 KTA Krakatoa Resources 0.01 0% 11% -9% -38% $6,821,474 MBK Metal Bank Ltd 0.013 0% 18% -24% -47% $6,466,967 TAR Taruga Minerals 0.009 0% -10% -10% 13% $6,423,787 SPQ Superior Resources 0.004 0% -11% -43% -50% $10,669,422 PUR Pursuit Minerals 0.045 0% -2% -68% -78% $4,288,560 RMS Ramelius Resources 2.825 0% 8% 23% 46% $3,326,170,451 NMG New Murchison Gold 0.016 0% 0% 45% 220% $167,464,452 TRM Truscott Mining Corp 0.065 0% 8% -17% 4% $12,444,156 PNM Pacific Nickel Mines 0.024 0% 0% 0% -17% $10,103,835 AYM Australia United Min 0.003 0% 50% 50% 0% $5,527,732 SPR Spartan Resources 2.2 0% 6% 40% 199% $2,883,522,562 GMD Genesis Minerals 4.51 0% 15% 71% 146% $5,334,770,088 FEG Far East Gold 0.155 0% 3% 0% 29% $56,889,255 CLZ Classic Min Ltd 0.001 0% 0% 0% -67% $1,544,026 TMS Tennant Minerals Ltd 0.006 0% 0% -33% -74% $6,691,233 LM1 Leeuwin Metals Ltd 0.135 0% -13% 108% 125% $16,129,021 RRL Regis Resources 4.9 -1% 11% 81% 174% $3,890,710,330 ZNC Zenith Minerals Ltd 0.041 -2% -9% -2% -33% $16,297,657 KZR Kalamazoo Resources 0.084 -2% 1% 0% -7% $18,648,449 EVN Evolution Mining Ltd 8.71 -2% 7% 69% 125% $18,161,573,140 ENR Encounter Resources 0.235 -2% 27% -33% -34% $122,204,118 MI6 Minerals260Limited 0.138 -2% 10% 15% -17% $299,763,333 RXL Rox Resources 0.29 -2% -3% 57% 87% $219,759,038 PTN Patronus Resources 0.057 -2% -8% 2% -2% $85,144,686 ILT Iltani Resources Lim 0.22 -2% -17% 47% -27% $11,340,190 GWR GWR Group Ltd 0.092 -3% -1% 5% -2% $29,124,599 ADV Ardiden Ltd 0.15 -3% 0% 15% 0% $9,065,038 QML Qmines Limited 0.037 -3% -5% -40% -40% $15,112,292 KAU Kaiser Reef 0.185 -3% 9% 19% 23% $109,806,038 CDT Castle Minerals 0.092 -3% 70% 53% -39% $10,672,880 ARN Aldoro Resources 0.305 -3% 5% 91% 349% $56,947,899 BEZ Besragoldinc 0.036 -3% -20% -42% -63% $14,957,891 BTR Brightstar Resources 0.56 -3% 9% -23% 60% $271,732,046 FFM Firefly Metals Ltd 1.03 -4% 36% -4% 49% $591,678,637 BGL Bellevue Gold Ltd 0.915 -4% -1% -31% -52% $1,380,364,910 RSG Resolute Mining 0.585 -4% 16% 36% 9% $1,288,075,258 NH3 Nh3Cleanenergyltd 0.023 -4% -12% 10% 28% $14,115,120 OZM Ozaurum Resources 0.079 -4% -16% 147% 76% $18,328,150 PGO Pacgold 0.067 -4% -16% -17% -52% $8,675,986 AAM Aumegametals 0.035 -5% -5% -20% -44% $21,143,956 GIB Gibb River Diamonds 0.033 -6% -11% -13% -31% $7,078,812 SKY SKY Metals Ltd 0.046 -6% -2% -16% 18% $33,403,049 REZ Resourc & En Grp Ltd 0.017 -6% -19% -37% 42% $11,417,865 HWK Hawk Resources. 0.016 -6% -16% -38% -64% $4,876,730 GBR Greatbould Resources 0.063 -6% -8% 31% 5% $48,689,456 GNM Great Northern 0.016 -6% 23% 7% 33% $2,783,323 KRM Kingsrose Mining Ltd 0.029 -6% -12% -17% -41% $22,605,796 TLM Talisman Mining 0.135 -7% -23% -40% -50% $26,364,849 M24 Mamba Exploration 0.013 -7% 8% 18% -32% $3,837,153 SMS Starmineralslimited 0.022 -8% -19% -42% -19% $4,273,553 WCN White Cliff Min Ltd 0.024 -8% 4% 50% 26% $57,681,268 CPM Coopermetalslimited 0.035 -8% -5% -26% -60% $2,742,448 A1G African Gold Ltd. 0.153 -8% 27% 172% 487% $76,803,172 ORN Orion Minerals Ltd 0.011 -8% -8% -27% -39% $75,354,926 TOR Torque Met 0.12 -8% 29% 145% -40% $33,707,991 VMC Venus Metals Cor Ltd 0.123 -9% 23% 88% 61% $22,554,799 PRS Prospech Limited 0.02 -9% -9% -29% -43% $6,576,518 WAF West African Res Ltd 2.445 -9% 7% 50% 67% $2,986,512,321 MEU Marmota Limited 0.041 -9% -5% 11% -7% $49,488,843 HAW Hawthorn Resources 0.048 -9% 9% 14% -31% $16,080,749 THR Thor Energy PLC 0.01 -9% 0% -29% -41% $7,107,898 AWJ Auric Mining 0.175 -10% -22% -48% 0% $32,546,693 LCY Legacy Iron Ore 0.008 -11% 0% -20% -41% $78,096,341 TG1 Techgen Metals Ltd 0.024 -11% 0% -29% -25% $3,807,977 TNC True North Copper 0.275 -11% 53% -91% -95% $35,864,120 PXX Polarx Limited 0.008 -11% 0% 0% -33% $19,004,008 S2R S2 Resources 0.085 -12% -11% 31% -32% $38,492,929 NAE New Age Exploration 0.004 -13% -13% -22% -13% $7,978,197 GBZ GBM Rsources Ltd 0.007 -13% -13% -13% -36% $8,197,490 DTM Dart Mining NL 0.004 -13% -30% -68% -83% $4,193,195 GSM Golden State Mining 0.007 -13% -13% -22% -36% $1,955,594 CST Castile Resources 0.051 -14% -31% -32% -37% $16,204,675 TAM Tanami Gold NL 0.048 -14% 37% 66% 41% $56,404,658 FAL Falconmetalsltd 0.12 -14% 14% -14% -56% $22,125,000 SLZ Sultan Resources Ltd 0.005 -17% -17% -17% -50% $1,157,350 TMX Terrain Minerals 0.003 -17% 0% -29% -17% $5,621,392 PKO Peako Limited 0.003 -17% 0% -17% -35% $4,463,226 ADG Adelong Gold Limited 0.006 -21% -31% 10% -8% $12,412,060 AQX Alice Queen Ltd 0.003 -25% -50% -57% -57% $3,748,920 SRN Surefire Rescs NL 0.002 -25% -40% -55% -78% $3,729,668 KNB Koonenberrygold 0.044 -35% -52% 238% 144% $63,530,934 BRX Belararoxlimited 0.055 -42% -25% -68% -74% $8,993,390 DEG De Grey Mining 0 -100% -100% -100% -100% $5,915,063,112 Geopacific Resources (ASX:GPR) Geopacific Resources is getting some serious support with experienced Papua New Guinea gold producer St Barbara Mines (ASX:SBM) moving to acquire a 14.4% interest in the company. SBM is acquiring 458.6 million GPR shares in exchange for its shareholding in Patronus Resources (ASX:PTN), making it a substantial and strategic shareholder in GPR. This will be hugely beneficial for GPR as SBM's existing operational presence in the country through its Simberi gold mine provides deep local experience and strategic alignment with GPR's 1.67Moz Woodlark gold project. GPR is currently working on a definitive feasibility study for Woodlark and is working to define additional epithermal gold resources along with searching for porphyry mineralisation to unlock a new phase of district-scale exploration potential. In May, it noted that an independent expert review had identified 14 untested porphyry copper-gold target environments on Woodlark Island. Historical exploration on the island had focused on near-surface and epithermal gold systems, ignoring the newly uncovered deeper porphyry potential. All 14 porphyry copper-gold target environments require further investigations to assess their potential with fieldwork to be completed over the next six months as part of the current exploration program. These includes three high priority porphyry targets identified in close proximity to the Kulamadau, Busai, and Little Mackenzie gold deposits. Lefroy Exploration (ASX:LEX) Grade control drilling at Lefroy's Lukcy Strike project delivered the goods with an initial set of holes returning exceptional near-surface assay results. Notable intersections include: 19m at 4.1g/t gold from 31m including 7m at 9.58 g/t from 41m (LEFR563) 22m at 2.91g/t gold from 24m including 1m at 12g/t from 40m (LEFR602); and 7m at 8.46g/t gold from 17m including 1m at 20.1g/t from 20m (LEFR493). These results further validate the company's confidence in the resource and geology model. Drilling is fully funded by mine profit share partner BML Ventures. Gold grades have exceeded expectations in the top 40-50m of the planned northern pit, demonstrating the significant high grade mining opportunity that exists at Lucky Strike. Diamond drilling is poised to start shortly targeting a possible larger Stage 2 at Lucky Strike, which currently has a resource of 1.27Mt at 1.95g/t gold, or 79,600oz of contained gold. It is the first of three separate resources, totalling 1 million ounces, that LEX intends to develop over the next few years. Firetail Resources (ASX:FTL) Acquisitions are the name of the game this week with Firetail increasing its gold exposure by securing options to acquire 80% of the Excelsior Springs project in Nevada and 100% of the Bella project in South Dakota. Excelsior Springs is located within the >40Moz Walker Lane Tectonic Zone and has historical production of 19,200oz at 41g/t gold from shallow underground workings. Meanwhile, Bella lies within the world-class Homestake Gold Belt that has a gold endowment of ~85Moz and is just 20km along trend from the Homestake mine which has produced ~42Moz. FTL can earn up to 80% in Excelsior Springs by paying the vendor an initial consideration of $200,000 in cash and 32m FTL shares along with a commitment to spend US$5m over a five-year period while for Bella, the company is paying the vendor $600,000 in cash and 17 million FTL shares with no work commitment.
