What's next reprinted from Realtor.com
Surveys indicate that people will pay up to $5,000 for "greening" a home, says David Pratt, a principal in the Lorax Partnership consulting firm and president of the Baltimore chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. "Green is in because there is a higher level of awareness now of the issues surrounding the environment and, specifically, global warming."
High-tech comfort is in. Demand is on the upswing for amenities such as massaging bubble jets in tubs, mirrors with built-in, vanishing television screens,; super-quiet garbage disposals that are heavy-duty enough to crunch most dinner waste, dual-temperature beverage centers (warmer for wine, cooler for soda), and gas fireplaces with battery backups so they generate heat when the power goes out. "People are nesting and putting nice stuff in their houses," says Brett Schoolnick, president of the Baywood Design & Build Group in Columbia, Md.
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