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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