Home Buying Decisions

There are many factors to consider when buying a home.  Some folks really  struggle when making  home buying decisions and a fast- paced market allows even less time to decide. 

 A recent study showed that room lighting affects thinking and bright light tends to make people make stronger emotional judgments.

 “Volunteers were asked to rate a wide range of things including the spiciness of a chicken wing sauce…the aggressiveness of a fictional character…and their feelings about specific words.

Volunteers exposed to bright light tended to make stronger judgments.

They wanted a spicier wing sauce…thought the fictional character was more aggressive…and felt better about positive words and worse about negative words than people in dimmer light.”

I found this very interesting because as a real estate agent, what do we do when showing a home?  We turn on every light, open the shades and let as much light in as possible, all the while hopeful that our buyers will make a decision that’s right for them.

The referenced article was not written specifically for home buying, but for making ANY important decision the article recommended:   “Turn down room lighting before making big decisions so that those decisions are less driven by intense emotion”

So there you have it- not sure if it will be helpful, but it sounds like it’s OK to close the blinds and dial down the lighting before leaving a showing and see if it helps in your decision making process!

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“7 secretsto help friends and family make better decisions” also provides useful tools to help when making those tough decisions.

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I will provide you with as much information as possible so that whether you are selling or buying- you can better make the right decision for you!

Mary Douglas, your Mountain Broker-Associate and REALTOR®

United Country Ponderosa Realty, Red Feather Lakes, CO

 www.marydouglas-redfeatherlakes.net

970-231-5756

I specialize in the Red Feather Lakes and Livermore area, Fox Acres, Crystal Lakes and Glacier View Meadows Subdivisions, if you are interested in buying or selling your mountain home, please give me a call, I’m here to help you.

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I write about my area in Colorado; Law, Custom & Procedure vary from State to State and even within the State.

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