What Home Buyers Want in 2007 And Housing Hot Spots
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What home buyers want in 2007
Looking to sell your house this year? You may want to check out the list of what home buyers want — and don’t want — in their next home. The list was compiled by real-estate author Mark Nash and published by the Cincinnati Post.
WHAT’S IN: Upscale garages; Man caves; Two home offices; Rejuvenation rooms; Heated patios; Snoring rooms; Modular housing; Sustainable design; Structured wiring; Different finishes; Glass tiles; Drawer-style; Engineered-stone; Exotic and reclaimed; Luggage rooms; Bolder, deeper colors; A second laundry; A wrought-iron fence
WHAT’S OUT: “As is”; Buyer incentives; Endless open houses; Offers over full price; Small bedrooms; Loads of upper cabinet doors; Vessel sinks; Any shiny metal finish; Stainless-steel refrigerators; Spiral staircases; No trim..
Among the features on buyers’ must-have lists are garages with upscale storage systems, heating, air conditioning and flooring; not one, but two home offices; heated outdoor surfaces to melt snow and ice; and second laundry rooms in the master bedroom, the article says. Out of vogue is marketing a property “as is” — it scares away buyers; incentives like free cars — buyers prefer price cuts instead; vessel sinks — too hard to keep clean; and stainless-steel refrigerators that look, well, steely and cold, the article says. (more)