ᐅ Which features add value for resale?

My opinion:

In the past, people asked for a basement; in a few years, the question will be about "ventilation systems, smart home technology, heat generators, photovoltaics, etc." The trend will continue in this way, as people generally prefer to have more comfort.

On the other hand, roof types such as "hip/pavilion roofs" will also lose their importance .......

I believe the question is framed incorrectly. Aside from obvious factors like location, living/usable area, floor plan, and plot size or orientation, the issue is more about what to avoid.

In my experience, most buyers have only a few basic criteria and no detailed preferences. The houses that generally meet these criteria are evaluated by exclusion, and the one with the fewest negative aspects wins.

In this regard, there are several "components" that, due to cost or construction reasons, cannot (or should not) be changed anymore but are a dealbreaker for many buyers (based on local empirical evidence). These include, for example:

• Facade with external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS)
• Glazed (shiny) roof tiles
• Radiator heating instead of underfloor heating
• Interior walls made of aerated concrete, clay blocks, or other materials with poor sound insulation
• Ceiling height below 250cm (98 inches)

Obvious and extensive DIY work done by amateurs is also very off-putting.

All positive "features," in my opinion, are too dependent on individual taste and/or current trends to be subjected to the pressure of resale value conformity.

The list could generally be expanded to include prefabricated houses / timber-framed houses. Although this is not always true and many people appreciate wood as a material in their homes, a large portion tends to be of lower quality if the overall house structure is not made of stone.

That’s true, wooden houses are clearly at a disadvantage compared to brick houses in terms of resale value. Sometimes the discounts are hard to understand.

Tego12 schrieb:

The list could also generally include prefabricated houses / wooden houses. Even though it’s not entirely true and many people appreciate wood as a material inside the house, a large part of lower quality results when the overall house structure isn’t made of stone.

The house our children bought is one of those, and they really liked it for that reason. It was only me who mentioned to them that Emil von Elling is a preferred homebuilder known for his timber framing.
They found the wooden ceiling on the ground floor absolutely charming, although it’s now painted white.
And that annoying slanted wall between the hallway and the open-plan living area was replaced by a straight, right-angled wall—thanks to the timber framing!
So, it’s not that simple to make a general statement.

I think it’s simply a matter of price/performance and the willingness of the prospective buyers to accept compromises for their money.
In a large house, radiators are not necessarily problematic. Many houses from the energy-saving house era still have radiators upstairs. That’s fine—what’s the problem?
You can always update the kitchen later or knock down a wall…
Are KfW70, 55, 40 certifications really that important? I don’t think so, as long as everything else is right.
A house is a house is a roof over your head is a home for a family. Whether the windows are white or gray doesn’t matter when you benefit from having a house at all.
Anyone complaining because a shower isn’t “the tiled shower I imagined” or saying “I won’t move out without a second bathroom” clearly has other issues.

Did you read the first post? It’s not about what is rational or what someone personally finds attractive, but about what affects the value due to lower demand. I don’t consider either wood or external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS) to be inferior, but both have larger groups of people (in the case of prefabricated houses, even quite a large number) who categorically reject them, and that lowers demand. Is that rational? Certainly not, but it still reduces the price in the resale market.