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Outdoor living features sell homes - Columbus GA

By Carey Scott

Real Estate Agent with Prestige Property Brokers

June 05, 2012 12:28 PM

Those of us who focus professionally on our Columbus, GA real estate trends can vouch for it: outdoor living sells! And depending on what life phase their family is in, fire pit Columbus, GA homebuyers’ choices tend to follow similar lines. If you are looking to update and modernize your Columbus, GA area home with an eye on possibly selling it sometime in the future, you should be following some of these trends.

The 2012 Residential Landscape Architecture Trends Surveyconfirms again how important those backyard grills and dining areas are when it comes to what most people have at the top of their minds when they think about buying homes.

When potential homebuyers come to me, some of the features highest on their “must have” list virtually always have something to do with outdoor space. Young families buying homes, for example, are usually pleased to find a grassy area off the kitchen where their toddlers can toddle. High-profile clients often seek out impressive spaces with great foot-traffic flow for indoor/outdoor entertaining. Empty-nesters buying homes often seek the opposite - less yard with easy or nomaintenance landscaping. The point is, no matter what the age or demographic of the buyer, in today’s market, outdoor space sells in the Columbus, GA area.

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So - what is hot for those buying homes in 2012? The survey I cited earlier is one conducted every year by the American Society of Landscape Architects. This year they came up with some clear winners. According to the survey, top popularity goes to BBQ grill space (97.4%), followed by low-maintenance landscapes (96.6 percent), fireplaces/fire pits (95.8 percent), and dining areas (95.7 percent).

Not so obvious winners were decorative water elements such as ornamental pools, splash pools, waterfalls, grottos, water runnels or bubblers, and pergolas. Not as popular as they once were - Turf lawns at 50.9%, gazebos at 49.1%, and hammocks at 27.4%. Go figure! outdoor kitchen outdoor bbq grill Columbus, GA

If you are considering an outdoor remodel before selling your own home, be sure to design with Columbus, GA buyers in mind. Contact me any time for a stop-in - I’ll be happy to go over the features most clients look for when buying homes today.

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