Ever had a Crush on a House?
Realtor.comĀ® Survey: Men, Women Dig on Digs Differently
So, youāve got it bad for āthe oneā ā you know, the one that keeps you awake at night fantasizing about the day when you can be together.
Wait a second. We arenāt talking about that one ā weāre referring to a different kind of love affair: a āhome crush.ā If youāve found yourself swooning over a house you just canāt get out of your head, youāre not alone.
In a new realtor.comĀ® survey, 69 percent of the 1,000 people who responded said they have had a āhome crushā ā a home they liked so much that they were drawn back to looking at it more than once online or in person.
āWe conducted the survey to see how searching for āthe oneā in real estate correlates to searching for āthe oneā in love, and we found that they are very similar,ā said Barbara OāConnor, chief marketing officer at realtor.comĀ®. āBuyers have to evaluate crushes based on turn-ons and turn-offs and whether the home is in their league, so they often find themselves spending a good amount of time checking out their crush online.ā
But what do you do when youāre pining for that perfect dwelling? Just as in romance, men and women respond to their home crushes quite differently, the survey found. Women were more likely than men to have a crush on a home that was out of their league financially, while men moved from one home crush to another more frequently than women.
Men and women tend to fall for the same things when it comes to houses, though. Of those surveyed, 54 percent of women and 46 percent of men said they tended to fall in love with outdoor living spaces. Women also swooned for open floor plans and appliances and fixtures, while menās hearts raced over a good garage and curb appeal.
āWhether itās love or real estate, having a short list of deal breakers is critical for finding āthe oneā to help buyers weed through the crushes to find the home of their dreams,ā said Leslie Piper, consumer housing specialist at realtor.comĀ®.
Majority of all surveyed consumers report having a home crush:
69 percent of those surveyed said they have had a house crush
31 percent said they have not had a crush on a house
Women are more likely to cultivate crushes on homes that are out of their league financially:
Of the women included in the surveyā¦
41 percent revealed that their home crush isĀ out of their price range
59 percent reported that their home crush isĀ in their price range
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Of the men included in the surveyā¦
30 percent indicated their home crush isĀ out of their price range
70 percent shared that their home crush isĀ in their price range
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