Top Home Features in San Diego Real Estate
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Top Home Features in San Diego Real Estate
San Diego is a hot real estate market year-round, but that doesn’t mean sellers shouldn’t put in the work to make their property highly desirable. It means the opposite; you’ve got to work that much harder to make your home stand out from the crowd.
We put together a list of four of the top home features sought out by San Diego real estate buyers. They are out there hunting down these amenities — so with a little planning and foresight, you can drive up the price of your listing and give the crowds what they really want.
These four features are also highly specific to California homes. While fireplaces would top many “home amenity” lists, that’s not something you’re going to find too often in a San Diego residence. These features are built for sun, sand, and outdoor living 365 days a year.
Indoor-Outdoor Transitions
Windows with panoramic views. Floor-to-ceiling glass walls. Living rooms that open onto sun decks. This is the kind of seamless indoor-outdoor transition San Diego buyers are absolutely obsessed with.
It invites the outside in, connecting us back to nature. Here in San Diego, that’s something you want to be able to do all year long.
If you’re looking to add a similar feature on a budget, try retractable or motorized panels. You can also go for the optical illusion, leveling any steps between indoor and outdoor spaces to create a longer line of sight.
Privacy
San Diego is a growing city. In the next decade, our population will increase by an estimated 9 percent. We also have an unusually high percentage of young people — folks flocking to startups and to the beach in equal measure.
That is a lot of buying power. In response, entire new communities are popping up every year and quickly getting snatched up. While it’s great that the real estate market is responsive to trends, many people don’t want cookie-cutter copycats all lined up in a row. They want space, privacy, and a little originality.
Plants are the easiest way to achieve this task. Line your property with fruit trees (citrus, figs, guava, pomegranate, and loquats all grow wonderfully in this climate) and place foliage in strategic spots to make your home a private oasis.
Drought-Sensitive Features
Our final two features relate to the renewed desire for sustainable living. San Diego narrowly escaped a couple of bad droughts in the last decade, along with several large wildfires. The need to create eco-friendly and responsible spaces is never far from our minds as a result.
Drought-sensitive features include sustainably-sourced furniture, good insulation, an organic local garden, and solar panels. Our buyers are always asking about solar features to drive down overall utility prices.
Energy efficiency
Energy efficiency really goes hand in hand with drought-sensitive features. Our top recommendations:
Switching lights to LED bulbs, which also give off a softer and more natural glow
Using a smart thermostat to automatically adjust to changing conditions
Low-flush toilets
Double-paned windows
Each of these recommendations adds elegance and appeal to a home on the market (to any home, for that matter!) Which one is within your budget?
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