By Elena Cox | Realtor.com®
Spring is a time of rebirth, renewal, and new beginnings. And after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic turning the world on its head, people are ready for things to get back to normal—or at least as close as they can get. And maybe—just maybe—that includes what people are searching for in a new home.
We all know that Americans went into an overheated frenzy of homebuying during the pandemic, showing a distinct preference for places in the burbs, far outside of the big, congested cities, with lots of land, dedicated home offices, and maybe even a nice pool. Previously sought-after factors seemed to recede in importance. (Commute? What commute?)
Now that people across the U.S. are finally starting to return to the office, go on vacations, and restart their lives in earnest, the Realtor.com® data team set out to find the features that 2022’s new homebuyers are jonesing for. And as peak homebuying season begins, it seems at least some of the perks-turned-must-haves remain. After all, who doesn’t want to work from home (work from pool) this summer?
