About 40% of Those Who Built Custom Homes Have Regrets. What Are the 'Points I Wish I'd Done Differently' to Avoid Regret?
A survey of 161 individuals who built custom homes revealed that while 88.2% are satisfied, approximately 40% experienced regrets. The report details common regrets and provides advice for future builders to make more informed decisions.
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- 📰 Published: April 10, 2026 at 00:00
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■Survey on Satisfaction and Regrets After Building a Custom-Built Home
Custom-built homes allow you to customize layouts and facilities to your liking, but there are also regrets that are only realized after you start living in them. Precisely because you can design freely, there are many things you must decide, and it is not easy to make choices that satisfy you in every aspect.
Therefore, this time, in collaboration with Clavis Inc., we conducted a survey on "Satisfaction and Regrets After Building a Custom-Built Home" targeting 161 men and women nationwide who responded in a preliminary survey that they had "experience building a custom-built home".
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Survey Outline for "Satisfaction and Regrets After Building a Custom-Built Home Survey"
Survey Method: Internet-based survey
Survey Period: March 13, 2026 - March 23, 2026
Survey Target: Men and women nationwide who responded in a preliminary survey that they had "experience building a custom-built home."
Valid Responses: 161 samples
Question Content:
Question 1: Are you satisfied with the result of building a custom-built home?
Question 2: Please tell us the reason.
Question 3: After building a custom-built home, do you have any regrets such as "I wish I had done this differently"?
Question 4: After building a custom-built home, please select all the things you regret such as "I wish I had done this differently." (Multiple answers allowed)
Question 5: What do you think is the cause of your regret? (Multiple answers allowed)
Question 6: If you were to give advice to someone planning to build a custom-built home, what would you want to tell them?
※As a general rule, figures are rounded to the second decimal place, so the total may not be 100%.
■88.2% Responded 'Satisfied'
First, we asked about satisfaction with the result of building a custom-built home.
Custom-built homes allow you to customize layouts and facilities to your liking, but there are also regrets that are only realized after you start living in them. Precisely because you can design freely, there are many things you must decide, and it is not easy to make choices that satisfy you in every aspect.
Therefore, this time, in collaboration with Clavis Inc., we conducted a survey on "Satisfaction and Regrets After Building a Custom-Built Home" targeting 161 men and women nationwide who responded in a preliminary survey that they had "experience building a custom-built home".
※When quoting the content of this press release, please take the following actions:
- State that the source is a "Survey by NEXER Inc. and Clavis Inc."
- Install a link to Clavis Inc. (https://clavis.co.jp/)
- Install a link to the relevant article (https://clavis.co.jp/blog/blog-3659/)
Survey Outline for "Satisfaction and Regrets After Building a Custom-Built Home Survey"
Survey Method: Internet-based survey
Survey Period: March 13, 2026 - March 23, 2026
Survey Target: Men and women nationwide who responded in a preliminary survey that they had "experience building a custom-built home."
Valid Responses: 161 samples
Question Content:
Question 1: Are you satisfied with the result of building a custom-built home?
Question 2: Please tell us the reason.
Question 3: After building a custom-built home, do you have any regrets such as "I wish I had done this differently"?
Question 4: After building a custom-built home, please select all the things you regret such as "I wish I had done this differently." (Multiple answers allowed)
Question 5: What do you think is the cause of your regret? (Multiple answers allowed)
Question 6: If you were to give advice to someone planning to build a custom-built home, what would you want to tell them?
※As a general rule, figures are rounded to the second decimal place, so the total may not be 100%.
■88.2% Responded 'Satisfied'
First, we asked about satisfaction with the result of building a custom-built home.