The Top 5 Things Buyers Love

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

The Top 5 Things Buyers Love

This week’s blogs are chock-full of ways to translate what buyers love into strategies for selling your home this spring. And you can read more at ForSaleByOwner.com. 

Here are the top five things potential buyers want in a brand-new house, according to a recent survey by trade publisher Hanley Wood: 

• Everything is new
• Less maintenance
• More energy-efficient
• Opportunity to customize
• Contemporary floor plan

And here are the top five things potential buyers like about existing homes:

• More affordable 
• Established community 
• Opportunity to remodel 
• Character 
• Better neighborhood 

Now you know what to emphasize in your listing, whether you are selling a new house or an existing house. Visit ForSaleByOwner.com for more ideas on fine-tuning your marketing plan for today’s sellers.

Image courtesy of Morguefile contributor Taliesin.