It is important to know what criteria is considered when deciding what areas in a house are included in the total gross living area (GLA). I explained to a real estate agent recently what to look for in a sunroom to determine if you can include it.
How to properly measure a house to get accurate square footage
March 24, 2014 By 20 Comments
New Requirements As I write this post the Birmingham, Alabama real estate market is a little over one month away from making it a requirement that local agents report accurate square footage on their MLS listings. In the past this was not mandatory and in August of 2010 agents were given an option to add […]
Does the appraiser really have to look in my closets?
September 25, 2013 By 5 Comments
I was looking into my blog stats recently and ran across a question that someone had typed into their search engine that led them to my blog. The question was “Does the appraiser have to look into my closets? I thought this was such an interesting question that I decided to write a post about […]
A way to help Birmingham, Alabama Realtor’s price their listings better
August 29, 2013 By 2 Comments
The Birmingham, Alabama Multiple Listing Service (now known as the Greater Alabama MLS) is unique in that it is not a requirement to list the gross living area (square footage) of listings. In 2010 I wrote about the new option they offered to provide this information, however as of the current date I still do […]
How getting your house properly measured could put more money in your pocket
June 8, 2012 By 2 Comments
You may wonder how you could put more money in your pocket just by getting your home measured. Well, I’m going to explain to you two ways that this could happen. The first situation occurs when you put your home on the market for sale. One of the key areas of comparison an appraiser uses […]
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