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Top 10 Features

Millenials Want

- and Don’t Want

At least four out of five millennial buyers prefer and table space for eating.
laundry rooms, hardwood front exteriors, patios Millennial preferences differed somewhat from
and garage storage. Conversely, they give a baby boomers and seniors. Unlike millennials,
thumbs down to elevators, wine cellars and boomers did not include a walk-in pantry, front
laminate countertops. porch, table space for eating and double sink

These were among the findings from a new in their list of top 10 amenities. Likewise, seniors
study by the NAHB Economics team that focused omitted a hardwood front exterior, walk-in
on millennial home buying preferences. pantry, front porch and table space for eating
The 2018 survey asked
recent and prospective buyers
to rate 175 different features on
the following four-tier scale:

Essential: Unlikely to buy a
home without feature
Desirable: Seriously
influenced to buy home if
included
Indifferent: Would not
influence purchase
decision
Do Not Want: Not likely to
buy a home with feature

No. 1 is a laundry room, which
86% of millennials want.
Other features on the top 10
list include a walk-in pantry,
exterior lighting, a front porch

18 SEPTEMBER 2019 | GREATER SAN ANTONIO BUILDERS ASSOCIATION