Smart Home Features Today’s Buyers Want

For the past couple of years, sellers ruled the Inland Empire real estate market. While areas like Riverside, Redlands, Rancho Cucamonga, and Yorba Linda still favor the seller to varying degrees, most of the Inland Empire has seen a shift to a more balanced market. That means that sellers may need to make some changes to keep up. One area that has only gained in popularity over the years? Smart home technology. If you want to sell your home quickly, you might want to focus on incorporating these smart home features.

Smart Home Features Today’s Buyers Want

Smart Thermostats

One of the easiest, most cost-effective, and most popular features buyers like to see is a smart thermostat. Consumer Reports named models from Ecobee, Google Nest, and Honeywell as their top picks for smart thermostats. These devices learn your family’s regular habits and adjust to your heating and cooling needs automatically. They may also be controlled directly from your smartphone.

Smart Security System

Home security has come a long way. Many of these systems can be set up without any professional assistance whatsoever. Systems from Vivint, ADT, Simplisafe, and Ring rank high on PC Mag’s list. Several systems allow you to store video clips for a monthly fee as well.

Smart Lighting

Speaking of security, another one of the features becoming more and more popular is smart lighting. Again, you can control this system from your smartphone. This adds another level of security by making would-be thieves think that your home remains occupied even while you sun yourself on a beach somewhere far away. Add them to both the inside and outside of your home for extra security. CNET placed the Wyze bulb at the top of their list. Several other consumer websites agree that Wyze provides a good entry point into the smart lighting arena.

Smart Locks

Yet another one of the smart home features buyers look for are smart locks. They also work well with a doorbell camera for another added level of security. These come in keypads as well as biometric options. PC Mag rated the Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro as their top choice overall. But they also provide a breakdown for several others depending on your budget and personal taste.

These are just a few of the smart home features today’s buyer likes to see. So, if you want to sell your Inland Empire home faster, you might want to invest in at least a few of them.

Muna Dionne, your Inland Empire specialist with Coldwell Banker Realty