Fresno Realtor, Joseph Hollak

Laundry rooms become increasingly popular

Recently, while I was hosting a Clovis open house near Peach and Herndon, a couple was touring the property when they commented on how important it was to find a Clovis home with a large functioning laundry room.

They were dead-set that the next home they invested in had to have an entire room dedicated to laundry, clothes, counter space, cabinets, ironing space, etc. A simple washer and dryer in a closet with closing accordion-style doors that hid everything just would not do.

WHY?

Laundry rooms are becoming increasingly more important to home buyers, and therefore more important to home builders.

“In the past few years, 30 percent of the homes we build … have a laundry room with granite countertops, a single-level kitchen-style faucet, and the laundry tub will be an undercounter sink.”

Tom Byrne, President of Chadsworth Homes Inc.

Byrne goes on to say that rooms dedicated to laundry are more popular than studies or media rooms.

Finding such a room dedicated to clothing was not going to be easy in small and medium size Fresno real estate. Typically a comfortable laundry room is going to be a feature of a newer larger home.

WHAT TO EXPECT GOING FORWARD

New laundry rooms are becoming more sophisticated as well.

For example, we’re seeing these rooms become more than just a washer and dryer and some counter space with storage. More and more, we’re seeing smaller LCD monitors wall-mounted for television and internet feeds, better lighting, recycling organizers, etc. We’re not alone in seeing these rooms kick it up a notch either.

“These rooms [laundry] are becoming larger and more multi-functional, with organizers, a table for folding, ironing stations and windows with a view.

~ Stephen Melman, Director of Economic Services for the National Association of Home Builders.

• How important is a large, multi-functional laundry to you and your family in your next home purchase?

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3 Comments

1. 

   I have enjoyed reading, thank for sharing.

   David Miller / 10 Aug 2010 / 2:21 PM

2. 

   I forgot to add that I want a laundry room in my house! lol I do miss having laundry as part of my living space.

   Sheri / 12 Feb 2011 / 1:14 PM

3. 

   Thank you for the comment Sheri. You seem to be following the trend alright.

   Joseph Hollak / 12 Feb 2011 / 1:34 PM