What Room Is Most Important To Home Buyers Today/

Just about all the time I hear from sellers what features and or rooms are important to buyers when buying a house? The answer is not as cut and dry as all sellers and Real estate agents would like. Each and every buyer is different and unique. Some buyers are looking for certain features in a kitchen and others are concerned about the family room. Then there are the ones that want good sized spare bedrooms..... There are too many things that a buyer is looking for that it is impossible to precisely say what features or rooms of a house buyer prefer and help sell a house. However; there is one thing I have noticed this year among buyers that seem to be a common theme among them when looking at a house. The kitchen. This room of the house seems to have the largest impact on the buyers today. Granite countertops and updated kitchens definitely give you an edge over your competition when selling your house. I have had a majority of buyers tell me they wanted to look at a house because of the kitchen. But it is not just the updates in the Kitchen. It seems buyers are looking for space in there as well. They want to be able to move around and have space to walk and not bump into one another. And counter space is a large proponent among buyers. They are looking for working space.....islands seem to add a lot of value because of the multiple use and functionality of them to a house. If you showcase the kitchen of the house and it is bright, cheery and open with moderate updates to it your traffic for showings should increase. But it is not enough to just have them in the kitchen. The other factor you need to consider is what you have laying out on the countertops. So many times i look at pictures of a house and in the kitchen the counters are cluttered with everyday items. Things we use all the time but make the countertops look small. When you are having your Realtor take pictures of your Kitchen make sure that everything is off the countertops and that it is minimized when you have any showings...let the buyer envision what they would put on the countertops and see how much space they have there.... it does make a difference. Last week I looked at two homes in the same subdivision. Both shared the same layout as well. Yet when the buyers and i were discussing them they made note to the fact they felt one had a lot more counter space than the other. The reason was one had put everything off the counters and the other had left the coffee maker and other everyday miscellaneous items on there. Even though that house was less expensive they did not want to consider it because of what they perceived as an issue with the kitchen space..... Look at your kitchen and make sure even if you have upgrades to it; that the buyer can see them and put their vision on the kitchen... Dave diCecco Realtor/Broker Coldwell Banker United www.davedicecco.com