Well, well well!
Agents selling homes across all price-points are noticing an increased interest in a property’s ‘wellness’.
Consumers have become increasingly conscious of their own wellness, hoping to experience richer and more fulfilling lives by living a healthier lifestyle. Their interest in a home’s wellness does seem to parallel its dollar value: buyers of top-end homes are most represented in those seeking wellness features. What does this ‘wellness’ mean when it comes to property? Homes built with wellness in mind might have some, or all, of the following: • good air quality
• insulated walls and temperaturecontrolled areas for ‘sleep enhancement’ • kitchens that include appliances designed to grow herbs, vegetables, microgreens and flowers
• good lighting
• eco-friendly designs and construction
• access to community
• vertical gardens
• access to green spaces
• garden spaces for micro-farming
• energy efficiency
• soundproof meditation rooms
• proximity to public transport
• indoor/outdoor meditation spaces
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• spaces that indulge personal passions, be that a music room for a jam session or an outdoor kitchen/living space designed for entertaining • and, in the case of new residential developments, creative amenities for physical well-being like climbing walls or yoga rooms
These are homes that promote health and wellbeing. According to the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), a non-profit organisation with a mission to empower wellness worldwide, residential real estate is the next frontier that will be radically transformed by the wellness movement. It defines ‘wellness real estate’ as homes that are proactively designed and built to support the holistic health of their residents.
