Profile of Buyers' Home Features Preferences (Realtors, percent, budget, purchase)

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Since the National Association of Realtors conducted its Profile of Buyers' Home Features Preferences in 2004, home buyers have changed their wish lists, with oversized garages seeing the biggest growth in terms of what 57 percent of buyers deem "very important" in a home, according to the just-released 2007 Profile. 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...

http://realtytimes.com/rtapages/2007...yerfeature.htm

[Zmehappy]

Over sized garages are a top wish these days for the men. The buyers budget still sets the number of stalls. It seems to me that the larger garage is an option that is given up the quickest when it gets right down to it. If the home has a nicer kitchen with a smaller garage, guess who has the control of the choice.