• "A higher percentage of women reported ample storage and a large yard as a high priority compared to men, and reported that when viewing a home in person they would be turned off by small bedrooms and a lack of common space more often than male respondents. In fact, 60 percent of women compared to 49 percent of men reported they wouldn't consider a home with small bedrooms. 
• Forty-four percent of men rated a home with a view as a high priority, compared to only 33 percent of women, while 28 percent of men reported a luxurious bathroom as a high priority, compared to only 23 percent of women, and more than 70 percent of men indicated a guest bedroom as a must-have, compared to only 63 percent of women. 
• A higher percentage of men reported when searching for homes online disdain for outdated furniture or paint and unkempt landscaping compared to women - and men reported more often than women in person, they're more likely to be turned off by a lack of curb appeal than women are."

I think the results are interesting - it certainly makes men sound like wimps, coveting luxurious bathrooms and unable to deal if the lawn looks a little scraggly. (Here's a hint: If the house actually has a lawn, and it's not sitting on a nuclear waste dump, you can buy grass seed and fertilizer at Home Depot and be back in business in no time.)

But maybe such Mars vs. Venus issues are harder to observe in a market like Greater Boston with chronic problems when it comes to the range of homes to choose from.

With a lot of new homes selling for cheap in a market like Phoenix or Las Vegas, there are more options to bicker with your partner over.

But if you are trying to find a home within 128 or even 495 below $300,000, the debate centers more on which negatives you can overlook and still pull the trigger.

Is the busy street a deal breaker for wife, but not for you, or is it the stinky carpet and 1920s electrical system that you can't get past?

And forget about those luxurious bathrooms - if you can get a house within your price range that actually has two instead of just one, you are in the money.