Every Decade Tries to Kill Brick
Painted, sided over, whitewashed—brick has outlasted every exterior trend. Here’s why buyers still respond to it.
The 70s painted it. The 90s sided over it. The 2010s whitewashed it. And every time, brick waits it out and comes back like nothing happened.
Here's why. Brick doesn't need repainting every seven years, doesn't dent in a hailstorm, doesn't fade to that chalky gray by year fifteen. It just sits there looking like money while trendier exteriors cycle through their lifespans.
Buyers feel it too. Walk people through a brick home and someone always says "they don't build them like this anymore." That's buyer language for permanent, and permanent is the most expensive feeling in real estate.
Team brick or team modern exterior? Brick owners, share a photo. Let's appreciate them properly.