The most popular new home features last year were: open floor plans, a home office, and extra storage space.

Home Offices and Extra Storage are the Most Requested Additional Spaces in Single-Family Homes in 2021

When it comes to new home builds, the two most frequently requested additions are home offices and extra storage, which score 4.3 and 4 out of 5 respectively. Given how many people have begun working from home in the last year, home offices have increased in popularity across the country. Building one into a new home, rather than converting an existing space, can be easier while allowing for more customization.

Extra storage can be used in a number of different ways. From organizing supplies for working or studying at home to keeping seasonal items on hand but out of sight when not in use, storage will almost always be used. It makes sense, therefore, that many people would request additional storage when customizing a new home build.

Open floor plans continue to be the dominant and most popular floor plan for single family homes, capturing 91% of the vote. Many people have speculated the decline of the open floor plan for years, and this assumption has grown this past year as the pandemic forced families to carry out more activities at home than before, like working (and video conferencing), studying, cooking, and in some cases even isolate a member from the rest of the household. However, open floor plans offer the most flexibility out of any other type of home too, proving to be more adaptable, which may be the reason why it remains a more popular choice for many people.

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