Each year the National Association of REALTORS does a study to discover what today’s buyers are looking for in the next home they purchase.
This study gets boiled down into a list of home features with statistics on the level of importance to the buyers. This list can guide you in preparing your home for sale by alerting you to what areas of the home are most important to home buyers. Many home sellers make improvements to their home without considering what their potential buyers may want. This can lead to costly improvements with minimal or no benefit in the sale of the home.
What makes the most sense is to tailor your improvements to you Western MA home towards what today’s home buyer is looking for. For example: 65% of home buyers expressed that central air conditioning is important in the selection of their next home. Having a garage is a big asset as 78% of the buyers in the survey purchased a home with one. Granite countertops were important to 20% of those surveyed and 17% preferred stainless steel appliances, but more important to these buyers was that the kitchen have an eat-in space and new appliances. These are just a sampling of the total results. You can review and download the entire report here:
Home Feature Preferences Edited
You can also listen to an interview on this topic.
If you are considering putting your Western MA home up for sale this spring and want a professional and experienced education on how best to prepare and market your home, give me a call: Lesley Lambert of Park Square Realty 413-575-3611.
