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Women Love to Shop for Real Estate!
The demographics of the typical first-time homebuyer are definitely changing. We are witnessing an increased amount of independent women who can afford to purchase a property on their own to build up valuable equity rather than waiting for a life partner before they pursue the financial and lifestyle benefits of home ownership. Today, one in 4 buyers is a single female, and new home marketing is actually starting to reflect that. We may be ready to jump into the commitment of home ownership but not all of us are willing to give up our valuable free time to outdoor maintenance. Single girls still want to have fun and are looking for homes that require extremely little or almost no maintenance with an option to plant container gardens.
The easiest and most popular way to hold on to our maintenance free lifestyle is a condominium purchase. It is a maintenance free, problem-free upkeep home that requires no weekend chores, no lawns to take care of or leaves to rake, no driveway to shovel and no deck to repair, and most importantly it does not interfere with the lifestyle that most women are accustomed to. Choose a condo and you'll never have to worry about this stuff.
Condominium members are charged a flat monthly fee which takes care of maintenance of the common areas as well as provide prompt service by trusted tradespersons if maintenance problems should arise in your individual unit. Heating, air conditioning, plumbing and electrical problems are handled by maintenance staff or service agreements set up by the condo association so good help is available at a moment's notice.
Security is also an extremely important consideration for single women living alone, and the condo lifestyle can offer such measures as restricted access, a concierge on duty screening visitors, closed circuit TV monitors, patrolling security guards and panic buttons in garages to add to peace of mind.
Some single women still prefer a more traditional home as their first property. The idea of enjoying an outdoor space of your own to entertain, putter about in a garden and relax in can be very appealing. A single family home sometimes offers more privacy and is also better suited to larger pets. If you are looking into a condo, make sure your pet will be warmly received by the condo board-they uphold the rules that the condo owners have set in place.
Rosanna Rocca |
