Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Choosing the best apartments

Taisiya Kurbatova Anyone who bought an apartment, or at least dreamed about it, thumbing through the colorful brochures, interested in the question - is formed as the price of a property? For that we have to give your hard earned money? It would seem that the answer is obvious: in the footage, number of rooms and location of the apartment. We all know that the same "square meters" in different parts of the city can vary in price considerably. But as it turns out, these factors are not sufficient to adequately assess the apartment. Now more and more weight gain options that previously did not attach much importance. The house and everything that you buy a flat circle, we learn not only the square footage, but also neighbors, ecological environment and infrastructure. Total residential real estate professionals to provide at least fifteen factors considered by the buyer in assessing the particular apartment. One of the most important factors - the "social environment" - "safe" area. In addition, the majority of people tends to have neighbors close by social status and position in society. In this regard, is gradually re-evaluation of previously exclusive areas. Thus, experts say that apartments in buildings of the old fund and "Stalin" (mainly building the center of many Russian cities), even with the best repair, can not relate to the elite. In these cases rarely uniform composition of tenants, and it is one of the hallmarks of high-end homes. Of course, good neighbors and quiet area - not the most important factor in choosing an apartment. But the opportunity to walk without fear at night in the open air, or let children play in the yard for many become quite significant. An equally important aspect is the presence in the residential complex or "close proximity" with all the necessary infrastructure. Since the time of construction of "Khrushchev," the Russians have not been spoiled by an abundance of service companies in new areas. To this day, one can often see such a picture - contractors being built estate mnogoetazhkami model, and only a year or two next to begin to open stores, clinics, schools and kindergartens. That is, new home in a "wilderness" marred by a whole bunch of problems. And, of course, housing in temporary shelters in the area will cost less than where the work was done on a single plan and shopping centers have grown along with new buildings. The difference in price can reach 10-20%. By the way, modern residential complexes of business and premium class is impossible to imagine without a rich infrastructure. There are mandatory and fenced area, and underground parking, shops, fitness centers, are highly desirable pool, kindergarten, laundry facilities - in short, all that may need security and employment to person. Environmental issue Analysts largest real estate companies report that their customers are increasingly interested in the ecological situation in the area where they are going to buy property. However, often an opinion is made by the purchasers on the basis of the most superficial observation - is there a near industrial plants, highways, or, conversely, a green park or water. In general, the environmental well-being concrete houses and apartments is a certain amount of factors such as location of the area with respect to industrial areas and busy highways, the level of noise pollution, materials used to build a house from the windows of the future apartment, the presence of well-maintained local area, etc. And the higher class of house under construction, the greater demands by the buyer and the stronger the influence of various environmental factors on the price of the apartment. In assessing the value of the property must also consider factors such as insolation (ie, light apartment), noise and vibration, air quality, and many others. Weather in the house also costs money collection microclimate, air quality in homes, concentration of various gases, and dust from which depends the health of the inhabitants of the apartment. Of course, the purity of the air depends on the environmental situation around the house. However, housing, even in the middle of a pine forest with the healing, clean air may differ unhealthy atmosphere. On a wave of public fascination with plastic windows users somehow forgot about issues such as ventilation of dwellings. Hermetically sealed windows, having a well-known pros in the form of reducing heat loss at the same time prevent the penetration into the premises of fresh air that was previously done through leaks in wooden frames. Vent valves installed in such a window, only partly solve the problem. Thus, fail to fulfill their function of passive ventilation channels - but only such a scheme and apply to most homes mass series. The consequence is a sharp increase in the level of indoor air pollution. Rising humidity, the concentration of dust and bacteria, toxic substances emitted by low-quality interior materials. According to experts only system of supply and exhaust ventilation can achieve the necessary air exchange and reduce the concentration of harmful substances in the premises to acceptable values. Many residential buildings being built now on the individual projects already in the project have a modern system of active forced-air ventilation. Factor is the presence of active ventilation is still undervalued, but it is clear that apartments in buildings equipped with such a system are preferable. Healthy materials are a great contribution to the ecological situation in the apartment is made finishing and construction materials that were used when building a house. One of the most important factors of a favorable microclimate in the apartment is a quality and comprehensive thermal insulation of buildings, including facades, roofs and foundations. On the one hand, it should keep warm in cold weather, but on the other - do not disturb the natural "breathing" walls, as it happens, for example, when using the foam in the facade systems. In addition, insulation must be environmentally safe, durable and non-combustible - these claims are understandable, because every owner wants to be sure that the apartment will be just as comfortable for children and grandchildren. And this is a very good reason to ask the estate agent what type of insulation used in the house. The influence of this factor on the final price of the apartment while not great, but, obviously, will only increase - with increasing intelligence of the consumer literacy in the walls of a modern apartment building - is not just walls and floors, but rather complex engineering structures, which penetrate all sorts of communication. It is clear that the better the building will be equipped with the more expensive apartments would be in it. For example, for a category of luxury housing in the "gentleman's set" consists of a central air conditioning, and active ventilation, the autonomous system and water supply systems, surveillance systems, telecommunications, and address fire-extinguishing system. All of this - only the components of the so-called "smart" home. Its distinctive feature is that the heating, lighting, air conditioning, as well as household appliances, audio and video are integrated into one system. It is controlled by a computer and can be controlled remotely using a mobile phone or the Internet. Curious about the following fact: when assessing an apartment in the "plus" is the presence of counter flow heat, water, gas, etc. It turns out that these counters help a lot to save on utility costs, because the tenants do not pay for the "average" but for real consumption. Topic selection is truly the best apartment inexhaustible. We have presented only part of the criteria that had previously avoided undeserved attention, but in recent years played an increasingly important role. Collectively, their contribution to the cost of an apartment in a large city can reach 50-70% and, apparently, over time, their importance will only grow. Therefore know and consider as many nuances and characteristics evaluation of apartments is becoming more beneficial to your wallet.

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