Garage Trends and Remodels: What's Hot, What's Not

My garage is unlikely to win any garage trends and remodels awards.

It started out as a two-car garage, but half the garage has turned into a wild jungle of leftover rehab materials and power tools, and the other half is piled high to the rafters with discarded furniture and boxes of real estate files. I can barely squeeze my car in the center. My poor husband is forced to park in the driveway. We are pathetic examples of typical homeowners with under-utilized garages.

It's a good thing we're not in the market to sell our home.

Today's buyers want clean, spotless garages. They are demanding certain amenities. It's not enough to simply have a space in which to park a car. In fact, two-car garages are almost a thing of the past. They're like relics from the Stone Age. Moreover, if a home doesn't have a garage, it's almost like saying the place doesn't have a kitchen. Some buyers will pass on a garageless house.

What's more unique are the types of amenities buyers are saying they want, which are . . . read more

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