Could Housing Prices in the Future be affected by things like ‘signal’
An interesting blog post came to my attention today – ‘Will the quality of broadband connections affect housing prices.‘ An interesting question I hope you will agree. Contemplating buying a house is something which some will have to really think about at some point in their adult lives, its kind of like the final step of the lifestyle we are meant to subscribe too – ‘house, wife and kids‘ notice I did make huge efforts to include the comma there for fairly obvious reasons!
Its fair to say when that forever remembered day when you pick up your first time buyer mortgage, keys and walk through the front door of your new home, a happy memory I hope.
Of course there has to be certain protocol that has to be followed, such as surveyors checking on your future home and what not, you know the garb so I’m not going to go into it.
What was so interesting about this post is that if it is the case that broadband is essential surely a house’s price should be reflective of the broadband connection available or even the mobile broadband signal that you can expect…
Consuming and uploading data are traditional ways people interact with the Internet, but now people use it in a completely different way, applications have emerged such as Google Docs that are completely online (in the cloud). For these to work a decent connection is often needed, particularly as more complex online applications emerge. When working collaboratively online applications more often than not offer the most powerful and useful solutions. Add to this the factor of working from home which may become something to be encouraged in these climate-aware times then it would be natural to start wondering if you are at a disadvantage compared to your similarly skilled peers if you have a poor Internet connection.
Distance from a telephone exchange will of course make a difference to the signal that you receive…
One of the most common factors that can affect your Internet speed is the distance you live from a telephone exchange. For ADSL type connections the speed will decrease the further away you are from the exchange. Landline is of course not the only option now, pay as you go mobile broadband is becoming more popular, but even this will vary from area to area, some places have a stronger signal, some properties might be constructed in such a way that accidentally blocks 3g signals. A house in an area close to a phone exchange and with a good mobile signal will have a better Internet service, and the owners will be able to make more of what the it has to offer.
