Luxury Home Buyer Amenities and
Demands for 2007
Today's luxuries, tomorrow's
necessity!
October 13, 2007
What are
the top
luxury
amenities
that
current
buyers
demand?
According
to
statistics
compiled
by the
National
Association
of Home
Builders,
the
average
size of
new
houses
in the
United
States
has
increased
138
percent
since
1950,
from 983
square
feet to
2,330
square
feet. In
Salt
Lake
County
the
average
home has
2,234
square
feet and
averages
4
bedrooms
and 2
baths.
As home sizes increase to meet the demands of modern homeowners,
amenities have increased as well. Yesterday’s luxury is today’s
necessity. Today’s luxury home buyers demand more and more amenities
each year. So what are the luxury home items or amenities of today?
The categorical list below displays some of the top luxury home
amenities demanded by today’s luxury property buyers.
Home Luxuries
Luxury home buyers want bigger architectural elements - vaulted
ceilings, timber columns and wainscoting that's wider and higher.
They want an exercise room, ballet room, music room, recreational
room, indoor sports court, indoor swimming pool, jetted swimming
pool, lap pool, home office, home theater, family room on each
level, laundry room on each level, spa, sauna, steam room, indoor
fountain, greenhouse, overhead plasma screens in nearly every room,
DJ booth and cold storage.
Bedrooms with Luxury
In the bedrooms, luxury home buyers want multiple master suites with
sitting rooms, his and hers walk-in closets with sitting/dressing
area, overhead plasma screen and fireplaces in all bedrooms.
Luxurious
Bathrooms
For the bathroom, buyers want his and hers vanities, jetted tub,
separate walk-in shower, TV monitor behind the bathroom mirror and
adjacent walk-in closets.
Luxury Kitchens
Buyers want kitchens that are high-tech with commercial ranges,
indoor grill, double and triple ovens, second sinks, built-in
warming trays, an adjacent butler's pantry, large kitchen pantry,
eat-in kitchen with dining area and an adjacent formal dining room,
and second kitchen in the family room(s).
Garage Requirements
Luxury home buyers like a large attached garage for their
automobiles and a detached garage for their RV’s and workshop.
Outdoor Luxury Demands
Luxury items for the outdoors include a view of mountains, valley
views,
city
views,
ski
in/out,
wooded
views, waterfalls, streams,
ponds, detached guest house, swimming pool, pool house, lighted
sports court, in-ground trampoline and a putting green.
Links to other
reports:
Million
Dollar
Properties
on the
Utah
Market
Luxury
Residential
Property
Trends
Park
City
Home
Values
Increase
Over the
Past Ten
Years
Luxury Home Amenities & Buyer
Demands
Park
City and
Deer
Valley
Luxury
Home
Trends
(Summit
&
Wasatch
County
Trends)
Utah
Luxury
Condo
Market
Barry J. Preusz
Realtor® |
Luxury Property
Specialist
Equity Real Estate, 7090 Union Park Center, Midvale Utah, 84047
Office: (801) 253-6771
