Just realized I was wrong about what makes a good neighborhood for years

I've been selling houses for a decade and always pushed the 'perfect' suburban cul-de-sac as the dream. Then, about six months ago, I sold a condo to a young couple in a busy part of the city, right above a cafe. They told me, 'We want the noise, we want to see people from our window, that's life to us.' It hit me that my whole idea of a quiet, isolated street was just my own bias. I was selling my idea of home, not listening to what actually makes people feel connected. I spent years thinking a good street was one with no traffic, but for a lot of folks, that just feels lonely. Now I ask different questions. Has anyone else had a big shift in what they think a community should feel like?

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miakelly1d ago

Quiet streets can feel like a ghost town. Some people need the background hum of other humans to feel settled. Your old sales pitch was probably making a lot of buyers feel unseen.

sammoore1d ago

My last three buyers specifically asked for dead-end streets.