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Question about realtor listings pertaining to Square Footage
Posted on 9/10/14 at 5:49 pm
Posted on 9/10/14 at 5:49 pm
On home listing/realtor websites, for example CJ Brown, do they typically list homes using the total SF or the living SF?
I'm looking at homes for sale in my neighborhood to try and gauge the possible selling price of mine, and it seems like most of the homes are being listed using the total square footage instead of the living
That 400 SF difference (being the garage) weighs huge on my estimates
From what I can tell, it seems like they are typically including the garage in the number they are posting, which seems misleading, but when are salesman not I guess
I'm looking at homes for sale in my neighborhood to try and gauge the possible selling price of mine, and it seems like most of the homes are being listed using the total square footage instead of the living
That 400 SF difference (being the garage) weighs huge on my estimates
From what I can tell, it seems like they are typically including the garage in the number they are posting, which seems misleading, but when are salesman not I guess
This post was edited on 9/10/14 at 5:50 pm
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Posted on 9/10/14 at 6:28 pm to Croacka
Living SF is what should be used. Total SF numbers are almost useless.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 7:56 pm to TheDirty1
For Real Estate Appraisal purposes single-family residential properties are figured using the dimensions of the outside walls of climate-controlled areas. There are exceptions, such as excluding an air conditioned downstairs workshop in a camp that the bottom floor is not legal to finish out.
The square foot ages of porches, garages and attics are not used in SF calculations.
EDIT: Condo appraisals use interior dimensions of exterior walls. Subtle difference but it makes a difference.
The square foot ages of porches, garages and attics are not used in SF calculations.
EDIT: Condo appraisals use interior dimensions of exterior walls. Subtle difference but it makes a difference.
This post was edited on 9/10/14 at 8:06 pm
Posted on 9/10/14 at 8:12 pm to Croacka
I have been looking at the same in my neighborhood. Zillow has my house estimated at a little over 100/sqft I'm guessing because the last house that sold had total square foot listed. Then when you look it actually sold for over 120/sqft in living area. The 2 houses before sold for over 120 too. Worried me at first. That person that listed their house as total really fricked people over at first glance.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 8:39 pm to thatguy777
Zillow is almost always way too low in their estimates
Posted on 9/10/14 at 9:38 pm to Gevans17
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Zillow is almost always way too low in their estimate
Or too high
Posted on 9/10/14 at 10:24 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
In this case their estimate is too low. My house is estimated at around 110/sqft when a house down the street sold for over 120 a couple months ago.
Posted on 9/10/14 at 10:42 pm to thatguy777
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My house is estimated at around 110/sqft when a house down the street sold for over 120 a couple months ago.
Curious, why is your house automatically worth 120 just because one house sold for that a few months ago? I suppose you would get better than 110, or maybe not, or maybe just less than 120 or more. Eta: just saw more than one sold for that.
I suppose we'll never have enough info in this thread to know or to critique Zillow's estimate.
In any regard, Zillow can only be a rough guide since all it knows is what stuff sells for around your property. It has zero idea about what your property may offer in comparison to others etc. Not sure if this thread is hung up on that but it shouldn't be
This post was edited on 9/10/14 at 10:45 pm
Posted on 9/10/14 at 11:03 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
I'm not saying it def would or will. Just the past home sales have been north of 120 in the past year.
My main point that I got away from was that I've noticed some ppl listing their house at total sqft, which at first glance makes the house appear to be worth less than it actually is, typically.
My main point that I got away from was that I've noticed some ppl listing their house at total sqft, which at first glance makes the house appear to be worth less than it actually is, typically.
Posted on 9/11/14 at 7:31 am to Croacka
Living sq.ft is what is typically used, and even that is becoming outdated
Posted on 9/11/14 at 7:37 am to ItNeverRains
i looked at several listings on CJ brown, and all of them seem to use the total square footage
our neighborhood had limited floorplan options so looking at each house, I can look up how many living SF its supposed to be
the listings show square footages all too high, because they are including the garage
i just wasn't aware that this was a common practice
our neighborhood had limited floorplan options so looking at each house, I can look up how many living SF its supposed to be
the listings show square footages all too high, because they are including the garage
i just wasn't aware that this was a common practice
Posted on 9/11/14 at 10:09 am to ItNeverRains
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This post was edited on 12/21/21 at 9:58 am
Posted on 9/11/14 at 11:00 am to Croacka
Keller Williams typically lists both. When I worked at the BR office, they would hound us for not using both.
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