Beyond Finished Square Feet In a tight economy, builders and homeowners alike must figure out how to make their houses live and feel bigger without increasing their finished square feet (and therefore cost). How do you do that? Increase the volume. Huh?? Whereas square footage is two-dimensional, volume is three dimensional. Consider two identical homes,...Read More
Ordering Off the Real Estate “Menu”No, it’s not what waiters in restaurants are hearing. It’s what would-be Sellers are telling their Realtors. “They,” of course, are the owners of a neighboring home that sold a year — or three — earlier. Aside from selling in similar market conditions, if you “want what they got,” you...Read More
29,000 Foot Peaks and 3,000 FSF Houses What do 29,000 foot mountain peaks and 3,000 finished square foot (“FSF”) houses have in common? They don’t exist. Or at least, almost never.* When I see a house listed on MLS (“Multiple Listing Service”) with 3,010 FSF (or 2,043 FSF, or similar), I’m immediately skeptical. My thought...Read More
