I often get a phone call or an email from one of my Madeline Island clients, asking me what they can do to make their rental property more appealing. And once in awhile, a prospective seller will ask what they can do to make their home sell faster or at a higher price. Lately, I tell people, "why not consider doing something to make your home more accessible to disabled people?" Seniors and the disabled are a growing and underserved segment of the home-buying public. "Baby Boomers" have already begun … (2 comments)
accessible: Does Your MLS Offer an "Accessibility Features Report" for Inputting Disability Accessible Listings?
- 09/12/10 10:16 AM
If you're a real estate professional, facilitating and marketing accessible housing for seniors and the disabled is in your future, if you haven't already encountered it in your real estate practice. But in some parts of the nation, an agent may encounter a noticeable lack of resources out there available to agents and brokers who wish to identify accessible properties for buyers. And there are also barriers to the agent who wishes to market a seller's property with an emphasis on its accessibility features. When an agent is forced to spend days measuring doorway widths in dozens of homes in order to find just a handful that will accommodate a … (2 comments)
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