Looking For a Home With Today’s Technology in Mind

I make no secret I am happy living in my older 1963 vintage home in an established greater Sacramento neighborhood. Over the past 25+ years I’ve dwelled here, renovations, updates, and changes have been made.

Newer homes often already have the latest technology or entertainment options, which are important in a home of today, but many older homes have added them over the years, as have I.

If certain technology or entertainment options are important in your new home, and you are in the home buying marketplace, there is a checklist you may need to include in any home search. They are as follows:

(1) Are there enough jacks in every room for cable TV and high-speed Internet hookups?

(2) Are there enough telephone extensions or jacks?

(3) Is the home pre-wired for a home theater or multi-room audio and video?

(4) Does the home have a local area network for linking computers?

(5) Does the home already have wiring for DSL or other high-speed Internet connection?

(6) Does the home have multi-zoning heating and cooling controls with programmable thermostats?

Does the home have multi-room lighting controls, window-covering controls, or other home automation features?

Is the home wired with multi-purpose in-wall wiring that allows for reconfigurations to update services as technology changes?

Visit the Consumer Electronics Association (www.ce.org/techhomerating) for a complete Tech Home TM Rating Checklist.


*The list was provided by Realtor Magazine Online with permission from National Association of Realtors