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12.19.07Homeowners Are Dreaming Big When It Comes to Planning Their Ultimate Home Wish List
Feature Preferences (0)Portland, Ore. (PRWEB) December 13, 2007 -- What are homeowners dreaming about? ReliableRemodeler.com found the answer with their latest survey compiling a homeowner's ultimate home wish list. While homeowners had a variety of answers for which home improvement projects they would want to start, kitchens were the most frequently mentioned. Twenty-nine percent of homeowners stated that if they could start one room remodel in their home right now, they would start a kitchen remodel. Posed with a hypothetical unlimited budget for a new house, adding a gourmet kitchen topped the list of projects homeowners would make their first priority. The ...
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10.17.07Generation X Knows Exactly What It Wants in a House
Feature Preferences (0)MELVILLE, N.Y — Viviene Davis knows exactly what she wants her first home to look like. The 36-year-old legal secretary is seeking a three-bedroom house on the south shore of Long Island, N.Y., with a large yard and big kitchen where she and her fiancé and two daughters can entertain family and friends. "My dream kitchen would have granite countertops, stainless-steel appliances, cherrywood-finish cabinets and a nice island with drawers," Davis says. Her preferences make house hunting easy for her real estate agent, Daphnee Doresca of Century 21 Laffey in Westbury, N.Y. Doresca says that type of precision is common among her Gen X ...
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10.17.07Interior Upgrades More Important to Buyers: Research Shows Future Homes Will Showcase Luxury Rather Than Size
Feature Preferences (0)By NANCY TREJOS WASHINGTON - The average family may be smaller than it was 10 years ago, but the average single-family house is larger - and more luxurious. It has more bathrooms, higher ceilings, more elaborate master bedrooms, and bigger kitchens and outdoor space. So what will the average home look like in the next decade? More than 300 architects, designers, manufacturers and marketing experts interviewed by phone or surveyed by the National Association of Home Builders last year predicted that the average U.S. home in 2015 will not be any bigger. What it will be, they said, is much ...
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10.17.07Oversized Garages, AC Most Important to Homeowners, Survey Finds
Feature Preferences, Garage Remodeling (0)WASHINGTON -- Home buyers in increasing numbers want garages with two or more spaces in their homes, according to the 2007 Profile of Buyers' Home Feature Preferences, released by the National Association of Realtors®. Since the last survey in 2004, oversize garages saw the biggest growth in terms of what recent buyers considered very important in a home, gaining 16 percentage points to 57 percent. Among buyers who purchased homes without this feature, 56 percent of them said they would have paid more for an oversize garage, compared to only 6 percent in the 2004 survey. Other priorities for today's home buyers ...
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06.17.07Top Ways to Add Value to Your Home
Feature Preferences (0)Americans will spend nearly $233 billion on home remodeling this year, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ 2007 industry forecast. That represents a 1.9 percent increase from the record $228 billion spent in 2006, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. All home remodeling projects are not equal. Which projects are the best ones for those looking for a solid return on their investment and higher profits come selling day? Here are some ways to add value to your home. • A home office remodel. Home offices are becoming less of a luxury and more of a necessity with more people telecommuting. The ...
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04.26.07Five Home Trends: Kitchens, Closets and Laundry Are on the Move
Feature Preferences (0)By AMY GREEN For The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. - You want that where? Never mind the traditional home layout. Judging from the exhibits at the recent International Builders' Show here, new homes now are increasingly about what their residents want, wherever they want it: Kitchens in the backyard, Jacuzzis in showers, laundry rooms near bedrooms and closets everywhere. With bigger homes, and even in small apartments, people want easier access to conveniences, and are looking for ways to put things where they want them - and not always where you'd expect. "I want to live how I want," as Brian Maynard, a spokesman for ...
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02.20.07DreamMaker Bath and Kitchen Forecasts 2007 Home Remodeling Trends
Feature Preferences (0)Looking for the next home remodeling trend? Well, search no further than your everyday news segment detailing the depleting ozone layer, the latest hybrid cars and the newest energy efficient products. Eco-friendly issues and products, along with advanced technology are in, making its way into today's American homes. "Green" materials, professional kitchen appliances and luxury amenities are on the hot list for 2007's most desired design elements, according to a recent survey that polled the owners of the DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen by Worldwide(R) remodeling franchises. Throughout 2007, homeowners will be looking for options that go beyond the "traditional." They will seek ...
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