FORT MYERS, Fla. — By now, many people are familiar with Siri and Alexa. With a simple voice command, these Apple and Amazon digital assistants will play a song, answer a phone call or compose a text message. But on the real estate front, a growing number of buyers are looking for smart homes that further integrate our daily tasks with remote technology – from automatically brewing that morning pot of coffee to smart washing machines, vacuum cleaners and other appliances.
Aprile Osborne from Call It Closed International Realty joined ABC7 to share a closer look at some of the latest trends in smart homes and what both buyers and sellers should be keeping tabs on as our home technology options only increase.
Some of the latest tools and trends homebuyers are looking for are smart appliances, air quality sensors, smart beds and smart thermostats. It’s no longer primarily about operating home entertainment systems. On the security front, many homebuyers are interested in facial recognition technology, smart smoke alarms and smart locks…