I know this is an older thread but I am also a realtor and have always agreed with those who said LVT & its many forms is a killer for resale, and that solid & engineered wood floors are a must for luxury homes. ("Luxury homes," of course, is relative b/c of how far your money stretches in various parts of the country, but in my city, it's loosely defined as anything north of 750K.) . Until recently I was **firmly in this camp. But while designing & building my own home (which will be a 2 comma house), I researched flooring exhaustively, and my perspective has been changed. I spoke with many, MANY flooring specialists who all told me they see this type of flooring going in 1M+ homes, and that the flooring industry is changing so fast and moving almost entirely in this direction. One guy told me that he used to sell 80% solid/engineered wood, 20% vinyl/laminate, now it's almost the complete reverse. The R&D departments of flooring companies are focusing on meeting the budget needs and livability concerns of consumers who have tended to shy away from this type of floor b/c of it looking cheap or fake via repeating patterns, fixed lengths, etc. The new stuff coming out now looks extremely real to the point seasoned eyes have a difficult time determining from samples which one is solid, engineered, or vinyl. I also reached out to a number of "social media influencers" from around the country who could put anything in their house but chose luxury vinyl and are happy they did so. I spoke with many of my own clients who have solid wood floors in their homes (as I currently do), and most said they were frustrated with the upkeep of their floors, didn't like how it scratched etc. As a realtor, I obviously think resale is an important factor, but so is how you actually live in a home. I am in my 50s and want something softer underfoot, plus we have a large dog and live in a humid environment. Still, solid wood floors have reigned supreme for decades even here, until just very recently where I have seen the tide begin to turn. I am now comfortable putting a multi-length rigid core flooring in my new home for these reasons. I think anyone who hasn't kept up with the industry and lumps all vinyl floors together as bad for resale above a certain price point should spend a little time catching up with the market.