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What’s on Local Home Shoppers Wish Lists?

A new realtor.com® survey reveals the top desires of home buyers today: Ranch-style homes, big backyards, and updated kitchens. More than half of home buyers say they’re on the hunt for a three-bedroom home, and 75 percent want a two-bathroom home as well, according to realtor.com®’s home buyer survey.

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

Forty-two 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.

Good news, friends… I have a couple listings matching these desires (and a couple coming soon!)…check them out below!

3255 Mills Pond Drive, Port Republic

$368,000

 Meticulously maintained home on large lot in the Mills Pond community. Perfectly placed in a culdesac & makes a statement with a large circular driveway & beautiful curb appeal. Features include hardwood floors, separate dining & living rooms, recently updated kitchen w/ gourmet maple cabinets, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, screened sunroom off of the back, spacious basement! Click HERE for more information and photos on this home!

 

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90 Friendship Road, Friendship

$799,000

82+ ACRES!! Bring the entire family to this CUSTOM BUILT COUNTRY RAMBLER PRIVATELY SITUATED ON OVER 80 ACRES! Perfect location & amenities for farming or hunting. Wonderful home features a swimming pool, high vaulted/cathedral ceilings, hardwood floors, granite countertops, 3 car garage, fully finished basement with in-law suite (4th bedroom, full bath, rec room, kitchen.) Reduced taxes! NO HOA Click HERE for more information and photos on this home!

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Source: Realtor.com, MRIS.com, jemshomes.com, image from activerain.com

 

 

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