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Multipurpose Rooms Gain Popularity With Buyers

Oct. 2, 2017

Home builders and designers are seeing increasing demand for multipurpose rooms in their homes.

According to Realtor.com, 13 out of the 20 top-selling floor plans on houseplans.com include multipurpose or flex rooms, though only 14 percent of the site’s total floor plans include one. Leaving a label like “dining room” or “home office” off of the space helps in resale, allowing buyers to assign their own use.

A multipurpose room gives homeowners options; it can be a home office, a game room for young kids, or a bedroom for a live-in health aide when owners choose to age in place. Or it could be all those things in succession, transitioning as a family’s needs change.

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