Yes, of course, affordability is at the top of the list. After all, if you can’t you can’t afford it, you can’t (or certainly shouldn’t) buy it.
Beyond that are the usual litany of amenities: good schools, safe streets, accessible parks etc. But according to a recent survey by the National Association of Realtors, 78% of respondents ranked “walkability” as “very”or “somewhat” important.
These responses are largely from the younger generations (Gen Z and Millennials) where 90% said they’d pay more for a home in a “walkable community.”
Of course, walkability lessens – or eliminates – the need for a car. But it also underlines the desire for community which has spawned the new urban trend of the “15-minute city” where it takes only 15 minutes to walk to anything needed.