High Tech Options for New Home Buyers
In today's technological world we are seeing more and more new home buyers that are looking for high tech options.
The Consumer Electronics Association recently did a survey that found 38 percent of recent home buyers and 61 percent of those planning to buy indicated that they were in the market for monitored security, but only 29 percent of the builders surveyed were offering that option. The study also found:
- 86 percent of builders said technology is a significant factor in marketing new homes, compared with 66 percent two years ago.
- 33 percent of builders said Revenue from home-technology products had increased, up from 24 percent in 2004.
- 32 percent of new home buyers said they did not buy structured wiring because the builder did not offer it.
- 36 percent of all households had home theaters, up from 28 percent in 2003.

