When it comes to selling a home, which is the room that attracts most interest in potential home buyers?
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Domain asked three real estate experts to find there was no one answer.
However, there are three key areas that home buyers are most interested in.
While some people may believe its the master bedroom or bathrooms, the experts would disagree.
They said selling a home comes down to the kitchen, open living area and outdoor space.
Craig Pontey, director of Ray White Double Bay said a key room that people examine extremely carefully, and on which they place the highest value is the kitchen.
There’s a reason why it’s known as the heart of the home.
“Everyone wants a large, bright, airy kitchen which the family can sit in to eat breakfast, and preferably with a view out to the garden,” Mr Pontey said.
Meanwhile, Fabian Cabrera, director and auctioneer of LJ Hooker Burwoodin the inner west believes it’s not as simple as the kitchen, but rather a seamless indoor-to-outdoor transition.
“It’s that backyard that’s most important.
“People love to be able to move seamlessly from the indoors to the back garden which is the space where most people love to chill out and entertain,” Mr Cabrera said.
“I think the outdoor area, with a covered entertainment deck, a BBQ, a nice lounger and a low-maintenance garden is the most important room of any house,” he said.
He believes a kitchen and family area are the next steps to the full package.
On the Lower North Shore, Andrew Blaxland of Richardson & Wrench Mosman and Neutral Bay, said both the kitchen and an open plan family area are key to selling a home.
The real estate expert is so confident that he’s currently renovating and updating the layout of his property, set in the southern highlands.
“It’s absolutely worth the renovation before you sell.
“I’m doing that with my own place and opening it up to the north to have a great kitchen and family room with sliding panels across the back of the house to create more of an indoor-outdoor space.
“People really want a kitchen that blends with the family living area. If space is limited, it might mean a galley-style kitchen to fit it in, but if there is enough room, then it’s even nicer to have a kitchen with an island,” Mr Blaxland said.
According to the real estate expert, kitchens with sliding, stacking or bi-fold doors opening up the house to the back garden are attractive home features.
“We live in a climate where we spend so much of the year dining outdoors,” Mr Blaxland said.