Is house orientation very important?

Hi, we saw a house recently and would like to buy. It is very good condition. However, the orientation is not ideal. 3 of 4 bedrooms facing pure north, including master bedroom. Only one bedroom, breakfast room, family room, kitchen and 2 bathrooms ?! facing south. The entrance faces north. My mom thinks this house is just terrible, but I think the orientation for houses in US is not that big deal like in China. However, I feel a little uncomfatable that master bedroom faces north, and its bathroom faces south!? Do you think it is big problem? Shall I continue to search and buy another one?

Thank you very much for your insight.

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• NO.入乡随俗嘛.美国的房子朝哪个方向的都有. -wheresbeer- ♂ (189 bytes) () 06/18/2006 postreply 23:13:49

• 不是风水的问题。朝南的房间冬暖夏凉，会省不少电费。 -icedancing- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 00:24:30

• 朝南的房间冬暖夏凉?冬暖可能,夏凉就算了吧. -wheresbeer- ♂ (134 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 00:45:59

• 这边都是人工取暖,不靠太阳那点能量. -wheresbeer- ♂ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 01:34:12

• 文化不同，美国没有享受朝南的习惯 -肚里蛔虫- ♀ (295 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 00:31:13

• 不对。美国人也讲究得很。 -见贴就回- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 06:32:51

• 朝向太重要了，家里没有阳光的照射，是一大缺陷。 -狗米- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 00:49:11

• 中国传统房子是线型的,当然要考虑朝南,但美国的SFH -wheresbeer- ♂ (317 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 01:30:10

• thanks. some rooms faces south, have sunshine. -house123- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:25:19

• 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前 -北京小鸟- ♀ (301 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 05:58:08

• 当然重要，但没有中国传统那么重要。 -外乡人- ♂ (208 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 06:36:19

• 美国人无所谓朝向? -春风化雨- ♀ (346 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 06:45:03

• 完全正确。还看过一份调查报告。同一条街南面房子的倒手频率远低于北 -见贴就回- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 06:51:07

• 面。 -见贴就回- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 06:51:40

• 同意 -外乡人- ♂ (83 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 06:55:43

• 坐北朝南的房子，大门朝南，后院就应该朝北， -女球迷- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 06:59:18

• 应该这样看 -外乡人- ♂ (84 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:07:45

• 请查下字典，“坐北朝南”的意思， -女球迷- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:24:41

• 书读多了:)~ 你自己选嘛,朝南,房子里主要的活动区 -春风化雨- ♀ (74 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:31:24

• BUSHIWOSHU -女球迷- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:35:37

• 抱谦,没看清楚,很不好意思@@ -春风化雨- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:39:00

• 我不是想跟你抬杠，只是你这样说是会误导搂主 -女球迷- ♀ (86 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:45:57

• 不要激动.也不要扣帽子.相信楼主是看懂了大家的回贴的 -春风化雨- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:52:07

• 北半球大门朝南的房子后院通常不会阳光灿烂。 -女球迷- ♀ (94 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:33:39

• 按老祖宗的意思 -外乡人- ♂ (98 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:33:46

• I thought 坐北朝南 means entrances faces north, am I wrong? -house123- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:27:55

• 坐北朝南大门就应该朝南的。face north应该是坐南朝北。 -辣泡菜- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:30:51

• 回复：坐北朝南大门就应该朝南的。face north应该是坐南朝北。 -house123- ♀ (517 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:38:42

• 我们这里大多数房子是东西向的，又怎么讲？ -surreal- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 06:53:39

• 可惜:)~ -春风化雨- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 06:55:43

• 开发商不为人民大众着想,可惜.:)~ -春风化雨- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 06:57:48

• 理论上 -外乡人- ♂ (92 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:01:39

• 对,还有这个好处. 我们的老祖宗这方面是非常智慧的. -春风化雨- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:19:50

• Thank you all -house123- ♀ (323 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:21:17

• Enjoy! -春风化雨- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:23:22

• that's a good one -外乡人- ♂ (52 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:40:45

• 我的房子就是坐北朝南的.我们这个小区就是围着圆圈造的. -flowerwind- ♀ (153 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:36:33

• Thanks, Are you living in state which is very cold in winter? -house123- ♀ (173 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:55:06

• 我在GA -flowerwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 08:03:51

• thanks. Even GA has 5 degree difference. -house123- ♀ (68 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 08:09:41

• 但是我要提醒你: 问题总是一分为二的.我家的 -flowerwind- ♀ (168 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 08:19:15

• that is what I think. Family rooms faces south, better -house123- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 08:43:06

• Not a big DEAL. -newHouse- ♀ (435 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:41:21

• It is on cu-de-sac -house123- ♀ (239 bytes) () 06/19/2006 postreply 07:50:27