| In a survey participated in by less than a | | | | Affluent consumers would love to own homes |
| thousand real estate agents, managing brokers | | | | with "upscale garages." According to the survey, |
| and association executives, there were some | | | | today's trend is a garage that offers amenities |
| interesting insights into what might be the trends | | | | like cabinets and storage systems, heating and air |
| in 2007. | | | | conditioning, insulation, homey flooring, and even |
| According to the survey which was published by | | | | refrigerators are very much welcome. |
| Mark Nash (Reality Times) buyers will start looking | | | | Cost-saving housing trends would be heated |
| for home offices despite its lack of a suitable | | | | patios, walkways and driveways. Such innovations |
| place for business meetings. When posed with the | | | | can very well minimize winter maintenance cost |
| situation, participants indicated that instead of | | | | and prolonged indulgence of spring and fall. |
| using coffee shops or hotel lobbies for meetings | | | | Home buyers will be pleased with homes offering |
| with clients, there are work places not far away | | | | structured wiring wherein multi-outlet boxes of |
| from the home office with conference rooms | | | | trade and home network centers such as cable, |
| that offer privacy and business facilities where | | | | voice and data lines, radio and remote camera |
| they could rent out at affordable hourly rates. | | | | security are connected and ready to use. |
| Home buyers will demand for housing which will | | | | With regards to finishing touches, matching |
| allocate a space for their personal use where they | | | | designs are on the way out. The in thing would be |
| can work on projects while in their homes without | | | | mixing finishes especially on the kitchen base and |
| being disturbed for as long as they want. | | | | cabinets. It's more like a mixture of the old and |
| Moreover, buyers would scout for homes with a | | | | the new concepts in interior designs. |
| wellness room. This is a kind of "rejuvenation | | | | Soon to be the wave of the future is the low |
| room" which provides a one-stop hub for physical | | | | cost, factory built construction commonly known |
| fitness routines, for meditation, sauna and spa | | | | as "modular housing with sustainable design." This |
| with steam showers. Speaking of showers, there | | | | concept is aimed at maximizing holistic views of |
| are indications the upcoming trend would be one | | | | homes in terms of conserving energy and |
| with "waterfall fixtures, programmable | | | | resources including air quality inside the premises. |
| temperature and water flow." | | | | According to Bill Lurz, of Professional Builders, |
| Considered as a solution to one common problem | | | | modular housing is gradually playing a part in major |
| of relationship is the inclusion of snoring rooms as | | | | recovery efforts of regions devastated by |
| an option in new homes. This would be adjacent | | | | hurricane Katrina. It would be interesting to note |
| to the master's bedroom and can be used by | | | | how this would play an important role in the |
| loud-snoring individuals, which habit has often been | | | | housing business in the years ahead. |
| the cause of strained relationships | | | | |