{"id":74,"date":"2026-10-03T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dawngreenwoodrealestateagent.com\/blog\/?p=74"},"modified":"2026-10-03T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T10:00:00","slug":"new-construction-buyers-prioritize-space-financial-confidence-and-function-homes-com-survey-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dawngreenwoodrealestateagent.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/03\/new-construction-buyers-prioritize-space-financial-confidence-and-function-homes-com-survey-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"New-Construction Buyers Prioritize Space, Financial Confidence and Function, Homes.com Survey Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>As someone who guides buyers through new construction across Middle Tennessee, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how priorities are evolving. According to a recent Homes.com survey, today\u2019s homebuyers are placing real value on features like private yards, enhanced security, flexible layouts, and dedicated home offices\u2014reflecting the desire for both comfort and adaptability. Financial peace of mind and confidence in builder quality remain front and center, which aligns with the questions I hear from clients every day. Many buyers now expect opportunities for customization and are embracing tools like AI and virtual tours to make informed choices before ever stepping inside a property. Drawing on my background in investment analysis and development, I always encourage clients to look beyond the surface\u2014considering both function and long-term value when choosing their next home.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/real-estate\/articles\/construction-buyers-prioritize-space-financial-203000665.html\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who guides buyers through new construction across Middle Tennessee, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how priorities are evolving. According to a recent Homes.com survey, today\u2019s homebuyers are placing real value on features like private yards, enhanced security, flexible layouts, and dedicated home offices\u2014reflecting the desire for both comfort and adaptability. Financial peace of mind and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":75,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dawngreenwoodrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dawngreenwoodrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dawngreenwoodrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawngreenwoodrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawngreenwoodrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawngreenwoodrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawngreenwoodrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions\/76"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawngreenwoodrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dawngreenwoodrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawngreenwoodrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dawngreenwoodrealestateagent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}