{"id":24597,"date":"2025-02-13T15:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/?p=24597"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:45:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T15:45:46","slug":"3d-printed-homes-are-gaining-consumer-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.anthonydidonato.net\/wordpress\/3d-printed-homes-are-gaining-consumer-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Printed Homes Are Gaining Consumer Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The laser-fast building style is winning over buyers with promises of greater affordability, energy efficiency, and resistance to natural disasters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press print for a home. More consumers are warming up to that idea. Sixty-six percent of more than 3,000 consumers\u2014and 75% of millennials, in particular\u2014say they\u2019d consider living in a 3D printed home, according to a new survey released by realtor.com\u00ae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3D printed homes have been touted for offering greater affordability, energy efficiency, and better resistance to natural disasters over the past year. They also make it much faster to build a new home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the past decade, as the homebuilding industry focused mainly on the upper end of housing, expecting younger generations to favor renting, the price of construction has pushed new homes out of reach for many first-time home buyers,\u201d says George Ratiu, senior economist at realtor.com\u00ae. \u201cWith the largest generation in U.S. history embracing homeownership, and the pandemic accelerating the move toward suburban markets, new home construction plays a pivotal role in meeting the growing demand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The technology is advancing and 3D-printed homes can help reduce the cost of new construction and increase the number of available homes at a more affordable price point, Ratiu says. They \u201cwill help to restore balance in this strong seller\u2019s market,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thirty percent of survey respondents believe that 3D printed homes will eventually replace traditional methods of homebuilding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3D homes have gained greater buzz over the last year. Sixty-three percent of recent buyers say they\u2019ve heard of 3D home printing technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest factors that would persuade consumers to purchase a 3D printed home, according to the realtor.com\u00ae survey respondents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n