A quarter of homeowners (25%) have shelled out at least $1,000 dealing with bad neighbors, so good neighbors are a top priority for buyers.
ST. LOUIS — Having good neighbors matters as much as price or location when buying a home for 82% of Americans, according to a new report from Anytime Estimate, an online publication owned by Clever Real Estate.
In fact, about 1 in 5 Americans (19%) say they'd pay $10,000 or more above the price of a comparable home to avoid bad neighbors, while 1 in 8 (12%) would pay $20,000 extra.
Similarly, 19% would spend at least $10,000 more if it guaranteed they would never have to interact with their neighbors, and 13% would pay at least $20,000.
Over half of Americans (56%) have complaints about their neighbors, and 49% of homeowners have had to spend money on neighbor issues such as landscaping, building fences, legal fees, and repairing damage.
About 49% of Americans say a neighbor has wronged them in the past. In addition, 29% have felt judged by their neighbors, and 22% have neighbors who have made them feel unsafe or uncomfortable.
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