What millennial home buyers want: Tips from the experts
Nine millennial home buyers tell what it was that sold them on the houses they bought.
Kamryn Mogul and Blake Famulari, Massapequa Park
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Famulari, 28, director of relationship development for Broadridge Financial Solutions, and Mogul, 25, who is in production and product development for Tory Burch handbags, closed on their three-bedroom, 1 1/2-bathroom home for $538,000 in December. They are getting married this year.
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WHY THEY BOUGHT IT The couple liked the open floor plan, which is rare for a house built more than 40 years ago.
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“We were looking for something that was turnkey ready, that has good bones and a strong foundation, but that wasn’t done too much to someone else’s specifications,” Famulari says.
Omar and Tracy Clennon, Freeport
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Omar, 37, an architect, and Tracy, 35, a medical sales manager for an infant probiotic company, bought their three-bedroom home for $285,000 in December 2016 and moved in this past October after renovations. They got married last year.
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WHY THEY BOUGHT IT “We knew we wanted to renovate, and we felt it was a good canvas to work from,” Omar says. “It was something that had potential, a layout we could work with and good bones.”
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Tracy says most millennials are “looking to create their own value.”
John Oliveira and Paulina Pecak, Huntington
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Oliveira, 29, an operating engineer for the Local 15 union, and Pecak, 25, a freelance makeup artist, closed on the three-bedroom, 2 1/2-bathroom house in October for $665,000. They plan to get married this summer.
WHY THEY BOUGHT IT They fell in love with the yard, which is large and private and has an above-ground pool and hot tub. “It looks like you’re on vacation, away from home,” Pecak says.
Ingrid Cifuentes, Valley Stream
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Cifuentes, 29, a medical technologist for Northwell Health, purchased a four-bedroom, one-bathroom home for $335,000 in June.
WHY SHE BOUGHT IT “It was cozy — it wasn’t too huge — and it was well taken care of,” she says.
Brittany and Richard Linchangco, Deer Park
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Brittany, 28, a nurse practitioner, and Richard, 30, who works as a project manager in the HVAC industry, bought an updated house with a large den. They got married last year.
WHY THEY BOUGHT IT The open layout, which is perfect for entertaining, they say.
