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What do home buyers want in a new home?

Paul Cardis of AVID Ratings Co., a company that conducts surveys of home buyer preferences, says there are 10 features buyers want most in new homes:

Large kitchen with an island

Energy-efficient appliances, high-efficiency insulation, high window efficiency

Home office-study

Main-floor master suite

Outdoor living room (This could probably include a large covered patio or deck)

Ceiling fans

Master suite soaker tubs

Stone and brick exteriors

Community landscaping with walking paths and playgrounds

Two or three car garages

 

 

 

 

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Comments

Number of Bedrooms and the sizes of them?

Posted by Dave Werth ABR GRI (Kvamme Real Estate) over 1 year ago

Good post Shirley!  Pretty much the same here--- although we have alot of requests for "on the golf course"!  Kathy

Posted by Kathy Schowe~ La Quinta, California 760-333-8886 (Kathy@InteroDesertCities.com) over 1 year ago

Many buyers have come to expect many of these features.  Today's buyers often have much higher expectations.

Posted by Rodney Mason - FHA 203K/ USDA /VA / HomePath Renovation Specialist - GA / AL (Prospect Mortgage, Atlanta, GA) over 1 year ago

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