Does smart home tech add to the resale value of a property?

Does smart home tech add to the resale value of a property?

A new residential property survey is suggesting that smart home tech can add to the resale value, though there are...

How Much Value Does Smart Technology Add to a Home?

New research from smart home device maker Vivint finds that smart home technology dramatically increases the value of a home, with the average smart home nearly double the cost of a non-smart home. The research is the culmination of analyzing real estate listings and surveying 1,000 Americans, and it suggests that homebuyers are willing to pay premium prices for a luxury automated experience. The Average Value of Smart Home and Where They Are Po…

Beyond the Smart Speaker: Designing Integrated Whole-Home Automation for Aging in Place

Your mum’s kitchen Echo answers questions and plays music. Yet when she slips at night, it stays silent. That gap shows why isolated gadgets fall short. Whole-home automation for aging in place weaves every room, switch and sensor into one protective fabric. The result is independence, comfort and quiet reassurance for you and the people you love. Aging-in-Place Technology: The Big Picture Aging in place means remaining in your chosen home for l…

Does smart home tech add to the resale value of a property? Maybe …

A new residential property survey is suggesting that smart home tech can add to the resale value, though there are some big caveats. The headline news is that more than a quarter of American homebuyers are now willing to pay a premium for smart homes, and that the average perceived value-add is $18k . . . more . . .