Recent homebuyers drive renovation activity: Recent Australian home buyers are taking on larger scope projects than all other home renovators. They are nearly twice as likely to renovate all of their interior spaces than the average renovator (15% vs. 8%, respectively).
Kitchen renovations prevail: When considering priorities, kitchen projects top the list for recent buyers (31 percent versus 25 percent for the average renovating homeowner), followed by living rooms (32 percent versus 23 percent) and bathrooms (22 Percent versus 17 percent).
Bigger budgets: The top challenge facing renovating homeowners in 2016 was staying on budget (34 percent). Australian homeowners on houzz are also spending more on their renovations ($66,900 in 2016 versus $64,600 in 2015).
Energy efficient and healthy homes: While design and functionality top the list of renovation considerations (both 74 percent), almost half of homeowners are concerned with curbing their energy consumption (42 percent). Australian homeowners arealso health conscious with almost a quarter reporting health concerns as a priority factor to their renovation project (24%).
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Kitchen renovations prevail: When considering priorities, kitchen projects top the list for recent buyers (31 percent versus 25 percent for the average renovating homeowner), followed by living rooms (32 percent versus 23 percent) and bathrooms (22 Percent versus 17 percent).
Bigger budgets: The top challenge facing renovating homeowners in 2016 was staying on budget (34 percent). Australian homeowners on houzz are also spending more on their renovations ($66,900 in 2016 versus $64,600 in 2015).
Energy efficient and healthy homes: While design and functionality top the list of renovation considerations (both 74 percent), almost half of homeowners are concerned with curbing their energy consumption (42 percent). Australian homeowners arealso health conscious with almost a quarter reporting health concerns as a priority factor to their renovation project (24%).
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