iheartdebt
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Just curious, but are there any rules among realtors or the MLS that discourages agents from submitting the wrong square footage information on their listings? I find it pretty lame, even if it's off only by a few percent.
Mike Dunn is the biggest abuser of "inflating" both building and lot square footage...I really wish MLS/Realtor Association would put their foot down on this sort of thing.ocbuyer said:I think it is a violation. In practice..they don't seem to fix it even if you tell them. mike dunn listed this as 3600 sq fthttp://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/9-Glenhaven-Ln-92620/home/4790102
on his own website, the floorplan shows it as 3317, with garage conversionhttp://northwoodpointeirvine.com/Floorplans/Mayfield/Mayfield_3.asp
USCTrojanCPA said:Mike Dunn is the biggest abuser of "inflating" both building and lot square footage... I really wish MLS/Realtor Association would put their foot down on this sort of thing.ocbuyer said:I think it is a violation. In practice..they don't seem to fix it even if you tell them. mike dunn listed this as 3600 sq fthttp://www.redfin.com/CA/Irvine/9-Glenhaven-Ln-92620/home/4790102
on his own website, the floorplan shows it as 3317, with garage conversionhttp://northwoodpointeirvine.com/Floorplans/Mayfield/Mayfield_3.asp
davenlei said:When I listed my house, I was told if I don't provide some proof of sq. ft. of the property (appraisal, legal desc., builder stated sq. ft.), the agent would just go with the sq. ft. recorded by the county.
I had a similar issue with my old and current property. My old property had a sq. ft difference between the county, appraisal and builder stated size. The largest difference was 112 sq. ft. With my new home, there are differences again and the largest sq. ft. difference is 118 sq. ft.
It seems as if the problem is pretty common for small differences.
Call the City of Irvine, I got a copy of a building permit for one of Mike Dunn's listings to check out the square footage.iheartdebt said:Is there a link or a way online to access the county, public square footage records? Thanks!
davenlei said:When I listed my house, I was told if I don't provide some proof of sq. ft. of the property (appraisal, legal desc., builder stated sq. ft.), the agent would just go with the sq. ft. recorded by the county.
I had a similar issue with my old and current property. My old property had a sq. ft difference between the county, appraisal and builder stated size. The largest difference was 112 sq. ft. With my new home, there are differences again and the largest sq. ft. difference is 118 sq. ft.
It seems as if the problem is pretty common for small differences.
USCTrojanCPA said:Call the City of Irvine, I got a copy of a building permit for one of Mike Dunn's listings to check out the square footage.iheartdebt said:Is there a link or a way online to access the county, public square footage records? Thanks!
davenlei said:When I listed my house, I was told if I don't provide some proof of sq. ft. of the property (appraisal, legal desc., builder stated sq. ft.), the agent would just go with the sq. ft. recorded by the county.
I had a similar issue with my old and current property. My old property had a sq. ft difference between the county, appraisal and builder stated size. The largest difference was 112 sq. ft. With my new home, there are differences again and the largest sq. ft. difference is 118 sq. ft.
It seems as if the problem is pretty common for small differences.
shokunin said:It also equally hides the true price per sq/ft as a gauge on comps and pricing. Inflate sq footage by 10% makes the price sq/ft look better than it really is.
The house 23 Woodhaven down the street from Mike Dunn's Glennhaven listing, is also incorrectly sized. She lists 3317 sq ft when it should be 3144. Even at the current ridiculous pricing the cost of per sq/ft goes from $392 to $413 solely based on using the correct sq footage.
I'll be visiting that website if TIC doesn't do the right thing with the broker co-ops.iheartdebt said: