Knowing trends in home buyers' priorities key for sellers

Sell that house quick with a dream kitchen: cherry wood cabinets and drawer facings, granite or marble countertops with two under-counter mounted sinks (one at the window, the other in the center island); brushed stainless steel appliances, door and drawer handles; restaurant-grade natural gas range with five cast-iron grated burners (including center, oval burner for griddle or fish poacher) and a large stainless steel vent hood. BUSINESS WIRE / Tulsa World Today's home shoppers aren't much into foreclosure salvage. They have specific shopping lists: homes in great condition with double-duty rooms - areas commingling indoor and outdoor living: patios, porches, decks and outdoor rooms. They are looking for luxurious features: garden tubs, first-rate appliances and high-dollar countertops, said Ron Phipps, president of the National Association of Realtors.

Homes in good condition: Buyers demand homes that are well-maintained, he said in a BankRate.com article. They want to spend money getting into houses but not fixing them later. "They don't want unknown expenses hanging over their heads. Even if they want to do a fixer-upper, they don't have the money to do it. They have enough money to buy but not to buy and improve," Phipps said.

Rock-bottom bargains: Buyers "are more focused on negotiating, drawing limits in their minds and focusing on the strategy," Phipps said. They are picky and more critical - not settling because they know they don't have to. Sellers are advised to repair, update, clean and stage. Every buyer obstacle must be removed. Buyers take the more-for-less approach, wanting short-sales or foreclosures but with "owner-occupied" looks.

Kitchen first: "First and foremost is the kitchen, said Pete Galbraith, president of the Greater Tulsa Association of Realtors. "Granite has become the almost standard expectation, especially in new construction - even among first-time homebuyers. Kitchens with beautiful granite slabs and stainless steel run a close second."

Master bath: "Next most important is the master bathroom," Galbraith said. "They are spacious bathrooms with two vanities (his and hers). The vanities have actually gotten taller, coming to kitchen counter height. The older style was lower, and I don't really know why this has changed, unless the raised counter makes it easier to reach things.

Bluelist | Futuro Futuro Lombardy IS36LOMBWHT Island Mount Range ...

Futuro Futuro is a manufacturer of kitchen reach hoods – made in Vittorio Veneto, Italy. Their distinctive designs vary from modernistic high quality stainless steel with decorative glass to classic caucasian finishes with traditional wood trims. They offer selfsame modernistic and classic wall mount reach hoods, island mount reach hoods, modular reach hoods and vent fans equally considerably equally reach hood accessories. Beside their forthwith recognizable elegance and Italian craftsmanship, whole Futuro Futuro products are developed employing the nigh advanced technology resulting in uncompromising, quietly performance which leads the market in innovative kitchen solutions.

Renovation

Range hoods are most often wall-mounted directly over a range. ... Over island and peninsula ranges, you can install chimney-type vents. ...

Design Rules, The Insider's Guide to Becoming Your Own Decorator

Range Hoods Tons of research is available online for everything you wanted to know about ... Island hoods are mounted to and vented through the ceiling. ...

Fine homebuilding

Chimney- le hoods are mounted st a wall or an island. ... says the minimum tor a wall-mounted range hood should be 40 cfm per lin. ft. of range. ...

Reader's Digest complete book of home decorating, inspiring ideas and practical techniques for making your house your home

A simple island can provide valuable extra working space, or you can opt for ... -mounted range hood above the island. A dramatic stainless steel chimney ...

Chambers's encyclopædia, a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people

This range rises iu Mount Cook to about 14000 feet. In Southern Island ... rivers are subject to sudden Hoods from the melting of the mountain snows. ...