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20 In-Demand Features That Can Help Your Home Sell Faster
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Gabrielle Olya
Edited by
Gary Dudak

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How fast your home will sell depends on a number of factors, but having certain in-demand features is one factor that can help close the deal sooner.
To find the home features that help homes sell faster, Frontdoor identified over 100 of the most popular and trending home features, and used Zillow’s keyword filter to find sold homes with these features in every state. Then, Frontdoor calculated the average number of days that the homes with each feature took to sell.
Based on this analysis, these are the features that help homes sell the fastest.
Vanity Lighting
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 44
Stone Tile Floor
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 45.5
Open Shelving
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 47
Exposed Brick Wall
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 47
Modern Lighting
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 47.5
Artificial Grass
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 48
Chandelier Lighting
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 48
Shed
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 49
Pergola
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 49
Subway Tile
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 49
Butcher Block
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 49
Built-In Shelves
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 49
King-Size Bed
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 49
Luxury Carpet
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 49
Recessed Cabinets
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 49
Barn Door
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 50
EV Charger
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 50
Bay Windows
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 50
Dog House
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 50
Wall Sconces
- Median days for homes with this feature to sell: 50
Data is sourced from Frontdoor and is accurate as of May 20, 2024.
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