More and More Single Women Are Becoming Condo Customers

As the demographics continue to change from year to year, more and more women that are living on their own are purchasing property. Nowadays a woman doesn't have to wait until she gets married to look at the possibility of home ownership since many are financially independent long before finding a life partner.

What single women are looking for

Security has become one of the most important issues for a woman that is looking for her own dwelling. She'll be searching out a condo that possibly has a concierge, good lighting both inside and outside and security monitoring around the building. In a home, the woman will prefer to live on a street that is well lit and relatively close to the next neighbor.

Condos are a big hit for the first time single female buyer as they are for many couples that are purchasing a property for the first time. Condos not only offer the security that most females are looking for also a much lower maintenance level. Today's on the go woman doesn't have as much time to devote to the responsibilities of owning a house and is looking for something that's easy to take care of that doesn't require a huge time commitment.

Condos also provide a social life of their own, which can be important for a single female that doesn't have a lot of time on her hands for socializing. There are a lot of condos where singles congregate to enjoy the facilities provided in the building such as a pool, a gym club or a common meeting room.

Most condo buildings nowadays are being built with both men and women in mind with secured lighting in the parking areas along with video security cameras. It's also not uncommon to see panic buttons in place especially in underground parking areas they can alert the concierge immediately if there is anything suspicious happening.

With a condo there is no grass that needs mowing, leaves to rake, asphalt to seal on the driveway, fencing to paint or any of the other hundreds of repairs that consistently need to be done on a home to keep it at its best. The only thing that may be missing is a garden to tend to in the backyard but that is taken care of nowadays with many creative ideas that you can find on the Internet for beautiful balcony container gardens.