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Women are a big part of the housing market and usually the decision-makers when it comes to the design of the home. (AP Photo/file)

What women want: Six must-haves in a home

January 31, 2013 @ 12:12 pm (Updated: 3:26 pm - 2/1/13 )

Women are a big part of the housing market and usually the decision-makers when it comes to the design of the home. Consequently, more real estate professionals, designers, and marketers are taking notice of women's home preferences.

What do women want in a home? Consumer research experts from Coldwell Banker Real Estate, John Burns Real Estate, and others weighed in to women's home preferences in a recent article at MSN:

* Big closets

* A special kitchen: That entails "big open kitchens that include space for dining, entertaining, doing homework, using computers, watching TV, and hanging out together," the article says.

* Terrific location: Women usually care more about location and less about home size, according to Mollie Carmichael, consumer research expert at John Burns Real Estate Consulting.

* A comfortable place for socializing: It could be a kitchen island or counter, a comfortable den, or a corner with some chairs and sofa in front of a fireplace.
" Low maintenance, such as "no-paint exterior siding, no-fuss landscaping, and homes that are new or recently renovated," the research article noted.

* A two-car garage

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  • Mountaingirl wrote...
    What???
    January 31, 2013 11:43 am
    RE professionals, designers and marketers are JUST NOW figuring out that women have the final say in what house to buy? Wow. Talk about out of touch!
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  • SickofSeattleite wrote...
    wow, obviously a man wrote this article...
    February 1, 2013 5:26 am
    must haves in a home? Maybe if your a bored non working house wife....uhhh, it's 2013. How about a huge yard and garden? This is the Pacific NW not LA...
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  • Snout wrote...
    Clearly.
    February 1, 2013 5:28 pm
    Especially since he thinks women prefer location over size.
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  • CH wrote...
    What women want:
    February 3, 2013 3:52 am
    I got :-)
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  • HPD 5-0 wrote...
    What women want, I got;
    February 3, 2013 6:46 am
    A vagina?
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  • R L M 456 wrote...
    HPD
    February 3, 2013 1:41 pm
    hehehe

    THAT-- was funny

    good one

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  • HPD 5-0 wrote...
    WOMEN usually make the decisions?
    February 3, 2013 6:45 am
    Uh...NO. Only when they marry liberal whimps. Marriage is a partnership and any good conservative couple lives like that.
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  • CH wrote...
    Remember what I gave you last night zero-zero
    February 3, 2013 2:04 pm
    that is what women want! Because you is one. Next time take your teeth out.
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