| Nothing stays the same; that includes the housing market. Today, increasingly diverse types of people buy homes. The dream of home ownership is not exclusive to married couples with two growing children and a dog. And the different demographic groups that compose the housing market want different home features. So architects have devised many new design trends to suit their customers’ needs.
Empty nesters and seniors strongly influence today’s design trends in all parts of the country, not only those areas with warmer climates. Migration to the Sun Belt has slowed down. Many people now choose to stay in the neighborhoods where they’ve raised their children. But they still want new houses that accommodate their new lifestyles.
Empty nesters and seniors prefer smaller homes with more amenities. Oftentimes, their new. smaller houses cost the same as the larger homes in which they raised their children. They are just spending the money on different features. For instance, they want fewer, but not smaller, bedrooms stocked with luxurious amenities. |
