Professional Perspectives – Real Estate RoundTable – Current Homebuyer Trends

Experienced Real Estate, Legal and Financial professionals can be a tremendous wealth of knowledge to anyone looking to buy or sell a house. Professionals are a resource that home buyers and home sellers alike should look to for continuous information in a constantly changing real estate landscape. See what our Top Real Estate professionals had to say about todays ‘hot topic’…

Karen Seliger – Real Estate Agent at V & N Realty • 201-692-3700 •

From condos to expansive single family homes, the indulgence-de-jour buyers are interested in bathroom floors featuring radiant heating.
Towel warmers seem to have lost their luster by comparison. We are also seeing that same radiant heat popping up under tiled kitchen floors –
it won’t be long before consumers are asking for warm toes while they drink their morning joe as well.

Avia Blum – Real Estate Agent at Coldwell Banker, Alpine/Closter • 201-767-0500 •

Buyers are currently looking for an open lay out on the first floor; They love white kitchens and bright colors on the walls (forget about red, blue and other strong colors). As far as the exterior, the size of the back yard should be big enough for at least a swing set; For higher priced homes the lot should include a pool or have room for a pool to be added.

Helene Stein – Real Estate Agent at V & N Realty • 201-692-3700 •

The updated kitchen has always been at the top of the list and it continues to be the feature that most people want. However, if you’re selling
your house and the kitchen is not top of the line, you don’t necessarily have to gut or renovate. You can get good results and spend considerably less by simply putting in new appliances, counters and flooring as needed. After the kitchen, the feature very popular with millennials is the
open floor plan.

Shmuel Shayowitz – President, Approved Funding • 201-833-0123 •

My thanks to Avia Blum of Coldwell Banker, Zeevya Benoff of Links Residential, and Karen Seliger and Helene Stein of V & N Realty for their comments and insight.
The real estate market is continually on the move, and only by dealing with knowledgeable professionals can sellers and buyers be certain that they will maximize their time, efforts and finances to get the best value in today’s marketplace.