The well-documented aging of the baby boomer generation may be mirrored by the aging of American’s housing stock. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s American Housing Survey finds that the median age of an owner-occupied home in the US was 35 years old in 2011, up from a median home age of 23 in 1985.
Category Archives: Home Trends
Ventura County to Impact Sewer Line Requirements
Beginning in 2014, the city of Ventura will require every home and commercial property for sale to have a sewer line scope inspection done by a licensed plumber, and ultimately to become certified by the city. If you are thinking about selling your home, take a moment to read this article.
Having relocated from Portland, Oregon where a sewer scope was a standard inspection alongside a home inspection, I’ve viewed hundreds of scopes and negotiated repairs on 80% of failed sewer lines. Issues can arise from root intrusion, section breaks, pooling water because of bad grade, crushed Orangeburg, issues with the city connection, rusted and worn out cast iron and more. In Portland if there was a tree in the yard, chances were there was going to be a problem.
What Does Your Door Color Say About You?
According to the Paint Quality Institute, our emotions and personalities are communicated in our front doors. A front door is a focal point of a home.
Here’s what a color physiologist might say about the most common front door colors:
Studies often show blue is the most popular color. A blue front door indicates a homeowner sees his or her home as a place of refuge.
What Home Buyers Really Want
The housing downturn of the last few years affected not only the number of new homes that are built each year, but also the characteristics, features, and size of the ones that do get built. Builders and other industry professionals now have an opportunity to find out what home buyers really want and will not give up in today’s market, as well as which features they are ready to leave behind in light of current economic realities with a new publication from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).