How much value does a new pool add (as a percent of cost)?

I have always heard a pool neither adds nor reduces value of a house???

Depends on many factors including location of the country. However, remember that many people won't even come look at the house of it has a pool.

I spend $75,000 on a complete landscaping tiered rock wall with additional parking, sod, fencing, and a dozen 10 foot tall evergreen trees for privacy in 2010.

The appraiser said it added ZERO to his calculations of value based on the appraisal limits (the bank that hired him) put on him.

Completely depends on whether a prospective buyer wants to have a pool.

Personally, I don't want one and would not offer on a property that had one. Someone that does want a pool probably would value it depending on how well it matches what he'd like in a pool. If you have a "standard" pool and he wants one with a rock garden and statues peeing water everyone, it still may not help that much.

My parents have a pool and they just sold their home. It did not increase the value and the realtor said it lowered the amount of people who'd be interested in it. I wouldn't have guessed that.

It won't add a dime in value. Might make it harder to sell the house later.

Always heard it added nothing or reduced value

An appraiser considers the market value of the house. If a pool is not marketable, it doesn't add value to the house. In a place where pools are not appreciated, a pool is not marketable

Rectangular holes in the ground usually add nothing or detract from the value.

High end pools can add a lot of value to a high end house.

You're probably never going to get much back in a middle or upper middle class house.

A good rule of thumb is 15% of the cost of the pool

If you live in a waterfront/boating subdivision where every house has a pool, you better have one too, if you want your house to sell at the same price as your neighbors.