If you are in the market for a new home or car, color may end up playing a role in your decision. It tends to influence our attitudes towards a house (popular exterior paint colors here in the United States include white, beige and shades of gray) and is the reason why articles on “how to sell your home” typically address the best color choices to promote a sale.
A few recent reports also look at how color may also influence reactions – from both neighbors and car thieves:
One Dutch study, as reported in the Huffington Post, suggests that thieves tend to avoid cars of a certain brushstroke for their poor resale value. The research determined that black, silver and gray cars were more likely to be stolen by car thieves than those painted lollipop shades of yellow, pink or red. In sum: a yellow car is probably better than a car alarm.
And what if you woke up one day to find your neighbor had painted their house neon green with purple trim? It’s for real in a Los Angeles neighborhood where neighbors are concerned that the house’s luminous exterior will affect their own property values. Though the residents have appealed to public officials for help, it appears that no one can force a color makeover since the area has no HOA-type guidelines outlining color schemes, according to The Los Angeles Times.
–By Anna Cearley, Tree.com
Photo credit: Sarah Klockars-Clauser, Open Photo
What’s your favorite car or house color?
