Satellite towns no longer meet housing demands

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ČTK
04.06.2009 15:50
Czech Republic

Prague

Prague - The interest in living in one's own house outside the city continues, but the demands of buyers are changing. People are no longer satisfied with just the appropriate number of rooms and the size of the plot; satellite towns resembling housing estates are no longer as appealing. The media representative of real estate companies Lexxus and Crestyl, Daniela Pavlíková, informed ČTK today about the results of the study.
    According to the study, the connection to the local environment, good civic amenities, and sufficient real nature, which can no longer be just a promise from the developer, are coming to the forefront. "Impersonal satellite towns often really resemble housing estates and do not fulfill the ideas of pleasant living in one's own house," the companies stated.
    Moreover, people are willing to exchange a more pleasant community background for longer commutes to work. "For pleasant living with quality civic amenities and enough real nature, people are willing to commute up to 50 kilometers for work," said Pavel Bedrna from Lexxus.
    An important element in deciding whether to buy an apartment in the city or a house on the outskirts of the city is increasingly becoming sufficient privacy, according to the study. Clients are reportedly looking for a reasonable plot size that allows them to create their own garden, play area for children, or a place for a garden gazebo or grill. Based on experiences with satellite development, current home seekers in family houses prefer more spacious plots over 900 and even 1000 square meters.
    "The construction of new residential projects must be dealt with comprehensively and thoughtfully. It is not possible to plan 200 small plots next to each other and then fear that someone will build a house on the neighboring plot from fence to fence, encroaching on another plot. It is important to start creating concepts that give clients a choice and move residential living in the Czech Republic towards the better," Bedrna concluded.
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