Have you ever wondered what features are a "must-have" among home buyers in the upper price ranges? According to the Chicago Tribune, the National Association of Home Builders asked buyers who were planning to spend at least $500,000 on a house to rate, from a list of 120 items, the features they regarded as "essential," "desirable," "indifferent" or "do not want.".jpg?width=304&height=202&name=golf_course_(2).jpg)
The top-rated "essential" feature, with 42% of the buyers wanting, was a warming drawer in the kitchen. The runners-up were a two-story foyer, a kitchen with a wine cooler, an outdoor kitchen, an elevator, a wet bar, an exercise room, a location in a golf course community and a game room.
A Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate survey reported that 60 percent of its affluent buyers would trade away square footage to afford such lifestyle amenities as a better neighborhood, a house with character, more land, access to dining and entertainment, and/or a shorter commute. This survey also showed that the top "must-haves" were a garden oasis, outdoor fireplace or fire pit, and a separate guesthouse outside the main home.
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