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Real Estate | New Survey Reveals What Most Home Buyers Want Today

Real Estate | New Survey Reveals What Most Home Buyers Want Today

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A new realtor.com® survey reveals what most home buyers want today. Ranch-style homes, big backyards and updated kitchens top the list!

More than half of home buyers surveyed say they’re on the hunt for a three-bedroom home. 75-percent want a two-bathroom home as well, according to realtor.com®’s home buyer survey. The survey also showed a strong demand for townhouses and row homes among younger home shoppers, as 40-percent said they are looking for a townhome or row home to purchase. However, as home buyers age, single-family homes clearly are the top preference.

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Realtor.com® housing expert Sarah Staley says the new home buyer survey provides helpful insights for today’s home sellers. “While we often think of dream homes as being big and bold, that’s not what we’re hearing from potential buyers today. These insights can help guide potential sellers in deciding which rooms or features to invest in before listing their homes.”

Here’s an overview of some of the top features that emerged on buyers’ wish-lists, according to the survey:

The most-searched attributes at realtor.com®: Large backyards, garages, and updated kitchens

These three attributes were popular across all age groups. That said, younger home buyers with young children showed the most desire for finding a large yard and the greatest interest in living near a good school district.

The least-searched features among buyers: a guesthouse, mother-in-law suite, solar panels, and a “man cave.”

The most desired home style: Ranch homes

42-percent of home shoppers say they’re looking for a ranch home, the clear leader. The second most common home style was a contemporary home at 28-percent, followed by Craftsman and Colonial styles.

The favorite room in the home: Kitchens

Eighty percent of home buyers ranked the kitchen as one of their three favorite rooms in a home, followed by master bedroom (49 percent) and living room (42 percent). (However, shoppers over 55 years old preferred garages over living rooms.)

The top goal when searching for a home: Privacy

The majority of home buyers said privacy and having a space that was solely their own was a top goal when in house-hunting mode. Buyers between the ages of 45 and 64 years old tended to value privacy the most, with privacy in the home topping other preferences like stability, family needs, and financial investment among this age group.

What motivates millennial home buyers the most: Family needs

Most millennials surveyed cited life events like an increase in family size, getting married, or moving in with a partner, as what primarily motivated them to find a new home. Home purchasers age 35 to 44 also cited family needs as the top motivation to buy. The majority of this age group also said they wanted to find a better school districts or that changing family circumstances was their motivation to buy. Home buyers over the age of 45, on the other hand, cited a chief motive to move as they were looking to downsize as they plan ahead for retirement.

Source: realtor.com®


Ready to buy or sell a home in the Barrington area? As the founder of 365Barrington.com and a local real estate agent/broker associate with @Properties, our team of experienced agents is here and happy to help with your search. The Luby Group works with home buyers and sellers in and beyond Barrington in association with @properties.

Call me anytime at 847-691-3150 or email Liz@365Barrington.com for area specific market updates or a list of homes for sale that match your search criteria. As a family of long-time local Realtors we know that experience matters! We’ve lived and worked in the Barrington area for years, we’re happy to be a resource and we’re always an email or a phone call away. Sincerely, Liz Luby Chepell

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