interested
Senior Member
I have to disagree with some of the posters here.
In the past year I've been to about 15 different housewarmings. Every time the place has nice dark floors people go "wow" and comment on how nice the floor looks. Nobody comments on the floor in the places that have light flooring. I also went with a number of people to shop for condos and most of them really liked the units with dark floors. So I have to disagree and say that in my opinion for resale dark is better. ESPECIALLY for resale where you can make sure it's clean and looks good, I completely have to agree having dark floors that it's much more maintenance, it's not just the dust but little scratches will show and even foot prints can show. On the other hand, I agree with the poster that commented that it's good to know when it's time for cleaning rather than living in a dirty place and not knwoing it. My 2 cents.
Very interesting. I too like dark floors but for investment I buy units with light floors as they wear better and don't show the dust. The dark is definitely has more wow factor. I guess the question is, will investors who constitute 30 to 50% of the market be his end target, or end users, as it sounds perhaps that these 2 will have different desires. I still think there is an issue with very small spaces and dark colours. Dark definitely works better in larger spaces than smaller ones.