What do women want?
The NYTimes has a nice piece touching on women’s influence on the home purchasing decision and their insight about what makes for a great home. I built my first spec home with no bath tub in the master bath. Thankfully, several women (one of whom is now my wife) talked me into shifting gears mid-way through the construction process. If they hadn’t persuaded me, I think that house would still be on the market. From the article:
“Shane Homes had the revolutionary idea of asking women what they wanted in a home,� said Joanne Thomas Yaccato, a Toronto consultant and author who advised the company on female consumers. “The revolutionary part is that they not only listened, they actually built the darn thing.�
What else must a home have? The article mentioned a backyard view from the kitchen and a mudroom separate from the laundry. The house next to us keeps dropping its price, despite a fantastic location and nice finishes. Why? An upstairs master with the kids’ rooms on the main floor. “No way could I live there,” says my wife.