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A FEW KEY UPGRADES THAT CAN
REALLY PAY OFF
It’s time to stop thinking of Millennials as totally
uninterested in owning anything just because they were
early adopters of Uber. The newly released U.S. home
ownership rate rose in 2018 for the first time in 13 years—it
now stands at 64.2 percent—driven mainly by a shift toward
owning over renting by the under-35 crowd who’d been
wary of committing for both financial and personal reasons.
“This is happening because young households are buying
homes,” Ralph McLaughlin, chief economist at home
listings provider Trulia, told the Wall Street Journal. They’re
not the only purchasers, of course. But if you’re looking
to sell your house now or in the not-too-distant future,
you might want to check out this generational roadmap
of four upgrades experts say are worth it to help attract
potential buyers.
*Cross-generational: a new steel door. The only thing
that beat it on Remodeling magazine’s annual Cost vs. Value
Report was loose-fill attic insulation, but this project—with
a 90.7 percent return on investment—speaks directly to the
report’s main takeaway: “Curb appeal projects, by and large,
generated higher returns on investment than work
done inside the home.”
Plus, as far as Millennials go, while their
ideal interiors may differ from older
generations—for example, they prefer
open floor plans and hardwood
floors—Architectural Digest says
they’re still into “traditional”
exteriors.
*Millennials: Smart-home tech.
Yes, there are Boomers and Gen
Xers who are super tech-savvy, but
Millennials especially crave homes that
allow them to control their heating, air-
conditioning, home security, and lighting
systems from their phones. They want to use
their brains for other things, not for remembering
whether they adjusted the heat or closed the garage door.
*Cross-generational: A new roof. It’s the ultimate
curb appeal enhancer and buyers pay a premium for one
already in place. So if the first thing prospects notice even