Homes with “Great Personalities” & Other White Lies [Editor’s Note: While I do my best to avoid such euphemisms in my own capacity as a listing agent (representing Sellers), let me offer two (sort of) defenses on behalf of Realtors who are less circumspect: 1) beauty is frequently in the eye of the beholder, i.e.,...Read More
Homes with “Great Personalities” & Other White Lies [Editor’s Note: While I do my best to avoid such euphemisms in my own capacity as a listing agent (representing Sellers), let me offer two (sort of) defenses on behalf of Realtors who are less circumspect: 1) beauty is frequently in the eye of the beholder, i.e.,...Read More
“Not a Drive-By!” “Must See!” Yada, Yada, Yada One of my favorite Mad magazine cartoons (circa 1970) shows a vendor in front of a food stand with the following sign: “turkey burgers,” “chicken burgers,” “buffalo burgers,” “tuna burgers,” “veggie burgers,” etc. etc. The caption: ‘we have some with ham, too, but we don’t know what...Read More
vs. “Family Home”(?) “Starter home“: a relatively small, economical house or condominium that meets the requirements of young people buying their first home. My association with “starter home” — and I’m sure many others’ — is a small house, usually two Bedrooms (or three very small ones), that may (or may not) be in rough condition....Read More
(More) Realtor Euphemisms Realtors will seldom come right out and say that a property they’re representing is overpriced. Instead, what you will privately hear from the listing agent (like I did yesterday in Kenwood) is, “The Seller priced the listing.” That’s invariably followed by, “make an offer (any offer).” For more real estate euphemisms, see “Real...Read More
(More) Real Estate Cliches Two of the more overused real estate cliches (redundant, I know) is “curb appeal is deceptive” and its first-cousin, “not a drive-by.” So, are they ever true? Usually, not. However, there are exceptions to every rule. Exceptions to the Rule Once in awhile, you do see a listed home with a plain...Read More
