6186 - With more computers in the home, a boom in entrepreneurship, and the growing popularity of telecommuting, it's inevitable that people need more space in their homes to handle the business part of their lives. So homebuilders take note: Two recent surveys find home office space to be an increasingly important factor in home purchases. The National Association of Home Builders says that last year, "about 36 percent of new homes had four or more bedrooms." That compares to about one-fourth in the late 1980s. However, the association found that "few buyers actually use four bedrooms for sleeping. Some are guest rooms, but many are used as home offices, studies or hobby rooms." When American LIVES, a market research firm in Oakland, California, set out last year to find how important technology was to homebuyers, it came upon something unexpected. Research Director Gabrielle Kuzsel says, "I was surprised at the depth of people who are looking for home offices." According to the firm's survey of about 500 recent homebuyers, 66 percent currently had a home office. Read this Nemmar Real Estate Training article at Interior, Exterior - Builders, Renovation, Design, Furniture, Decorate