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Dallas Buyers Attracted to Luxury Homes
When the Dallas real estate market undergoes the kind of wide changes we’ve seen recently, you would expect changes in how prospective buyers approach their choices. No surprise there.
With lending tight and larger deposits often being sought by lenders, many of this summers Dallas homebuyers are seeking ‘move-in ready’ properties…homes that require little or no out-of-pocket cash before moving in. That growing segment of the buying public has grown weary of bargain-hunting, are tired of viewing REO’s and short sales -- and just want to be able to settle into their new Dallas home as-is. They want a bottom line cost that's nailed down.
Automatically qualified to interest such homebuyers are today’s local luxury homes: homes with features that bring a higher-end “feel” -- even if their size or location would seem to indicate otherwise. Adding some of these features can send the ‘luxury’ message…and adding some of those features can cost less than you’d think!
Luxury homes almost always have a well-planned, open kitchen. One step in the right direction is to simply remove everything from counters to create the look of more space. The current tendency is to value kitchens with a multitude of storage and counter space. Where that’s not possible, actually more important will be adding new appliances with a modern ... more

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