Home buyer preferences have been changing a lot recently, especially with regards to the size of the home - smaller is now preferred over gargantuan. In other words, the McMansions are out and more modest size homes filled with "green" amenities are in.
Here a list of home buyer preferences recently compiled by AVID Ratings Co.
- Large kitchens with an island
- Energy-efficient appliances, high-efficiency insulation and high window efficiency
- Home office/study
- Main-floor office suite
- Outdoor living room (i.e., a patio with a fireplace or wood burning stove)
- Ceiling fans
- Master suite soaking tubs
- Stone and brick exteriors
- Community landscaping, with walking paths and playgrounds
- Two-car garages
I agree with 1, 3, 6, 9 and 10.
We just had an offer on a home rejected; we came in well below the seller's asking price. Not only are there too many homes on the market, this home had a small kitchen that was poorly organized and looked to be an afterthought of the builder rather than a focus of the home. We would have redone the kitchen.
I also don't understand #7. Nobody I know uses these except for bathing their young children. They seem more of a status symbol for the home - they are never used but you have to have one in order for it to sell. One agent told me that large luxury showers are becoming a preferred alternative to the Jacuzzi tub.
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