Remember the real estate commercial where the prospective buyer couldn't get his Realtor to understand he didn't want a ranch-style home? Every home the poor Realtor drove up to was a ranch. Each house looked the same as the one next door.
The commercial inferred the Realtor wasn't listening, so the buyer should choose "XYZ Realty", because they would listen and respond to the buyers needs.
But perhaps the Realtor WAS listening. Maybe there were limited choices on the MLS input program under "Architectural Style". If you've been in the business a number of years, does this look familiar?
Architectural Style (Circle ONLY One)
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Ranch
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Traditional
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Contemporary
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Saltbox
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Bungalow
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Cottage
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Victorian
Nine out of ten listings were submitted as "Ranch"!
We've become a little more sophisticated since then, but sometimes it's difficult to get it right when selecting the architechural style of your new listing.
The Jackson MS MLS has added a chart to aid in the selection of the proper housing style, and I thought you might like to review it. The chart is courtesy of our Realtor Magazine. View Residential Styles here.
Written and Published by Pat Starnes REALTOR
Pat Starnes, a Realtor since 1988, specializes in Mississippi Residential Real Estate and can assist you with buying or selling in the Jackson MS Metro area.
Areas of service: Brandon, Pearl, Ridgeland, and the Ross Barnett Reservoir area
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Pat Starnes, Broker; Pat Starnes Real Estate, 300 Castlewoods Blvd., Brandon, MS 39047; 601-278-4513 - Cell
What about Colonial, or Tudor?
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This is the kind of content that I like to see more of on AR. I am actually familiar with the web site where R resourced this info.
Sandy, the choices of type was very limited. And here in the deep South, we don't have very many Tudors or Colonials!
Mike, Thanks! I've discovered several of our Realtor affiliates who offer lots of valuable info that we can use. There is no reason to reinvent the wheel as far as I'm concerned!
Thanks for sharing, Pat. What a great and handy resource. We have sooo many different styles thrown together here in New Orleans. Hope all is well up the road in Jackson!
Thanks for sharing, Pat. What a great and handy resource. We have sooo many different styles thrown together here in New Orleans. Hope all is well up the road in Jackson!
Thanks Pat, I will be passing that along to my realtors so that we are all on the same page.
I like your avatar...I want one, share how you do that please. Thanks for the information on housing styles.
Troy, thanks for stopping by and leaving your comments. Hope all is well in the Big Easy.
Jack, thanks for sharing the article.
Beyonca, I hesitate to put a link in the comment section, but try googling "Meez" and see if you don't find the website to build your own avatar.
Pat:
I wish this was a required reading for all agents. I just saw a listing the in our MLS which indicated the apartment in a 10 story high-rise had 0 levels.
Nice catch. And they added those Colonials and Tudors... I always liked the Prarie and Craftsman homes...