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Rainmaker
1,096,070
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

In my area, it's 'mini ranch' or 'mini ranchette' which could mean anything from a singlewide on acreage not zoned for horses to a home with a few pecan trees. Another nails-on-the-chalkboard for me is 'well appointed'. WTF! Not everything you list is well appointed, ya hair flipper! Hahahah!

Nov 07, 2017 03:54 PM
Rainmaker
2,818,727
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Interesting. those 2 styles seem to be rather descriptive here.  In particular, we have a lot of Tudors.  We have such a span of time when homes were built in our area, so these seem very accurate.  We have a lot of Victorian homes, too, but the Tudors are in the more expensive areas.

I'm not sure what type is over used/inappropriately used.

Nov 07, 2017 04:36 PM
Rainmaker
634,582
Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

Cottage, maybe not a "style" but the most inaccurate descriptive term I see used often in our MLS.

Nov 08, 2017 01:07 AM
Rainmaker
719,777
Richard Bazinet /MBA, CRS, ABR
West USA Realty - Scottsdale, AZ
Phoenix Scottsdale. Sellers, Buyers & Relocations

I'm a simple guy. It's a 'beautiful' home is the most misused and inaccurate style of home description I see on our MLS.

Nov 07, 2017 07:46 PM
Rainmaker
683,196
Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

Bungalow and Cape Cod ... they don't look at all alike ... yet so many agents do not know the difference!  Very frustrating.

Nov 07, 2017 06:38 PM
Ambassador
2,703,207
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

Craftsman-style.

Nov 07, 2017 05:39 PM
Ambassador
5,459,055
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

In our area, it's MCM. The ones that agents note as MCMs are not even period-specific! They were often built in 1990 - 2017 and are merely 'modern' homes, not MCM by any stretch of the imagination!

 

Nov 07, 2017 05:06 PM
Rainmaker
5,242,670
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I don't know I sure liked Debe Maxwell, CRS new MCM listing. I thought the description fit it perfectly!

Nov 07, 2017 05:01 PM
Rainmaker
930,678
Jeff Pearl
Samson Properties / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Colonial. I know agents that call everything a Colonial. Buyers don't seach for Tudors, or Split Levels, etc.

Nov 08, 2017 03:56 AM
Rainmaker
1,645,771
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC • Short Sale • Probate

We usually do not use a home style, since our homes are most of the times are mixed. In general, most common styles: Spanish, modern, traditional.... 

Traditional is used most of the times, and I do not even know what that means:) 

Nov 07, 2017 09:20 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,138
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

We don't have that style in our MLS. The appraisers don't like us using the term contemporary because it means so many different things to each of us.

Nov 07, 2017 09:18 PM
Ambassador
5,150,582
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

We very rarely see that here. There are other inaccuracies...like move in ready!

Nov 07, 2017 08:42 PM
Rainmaker
1,259,458
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

Was in Los Altos, CA today. These are tract homes but they call it Blah blah blah, nothing great about these traditional homes other then they carry a $3.8M price tag. I almost fainted. 

Nov 07, 2017 08:34 PM
Rainmaker
1,610,193
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, ePRO
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
Serving Coastal San Diego, Veteran's & Seniors

Detached.

Yep, we have a lot of Twin-homes here and agents try to sell them like detached homes to get them more exposure. But, when you pull up and it's got another home attached to it, that's a BIG problem...the kind that finds me in your office chatting with your broker. Happens more than I care to discuss.

Nov 07, 2017 08:25 PM
Rainmaker
5,584,178
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

We don't have any of those inaccurate style of homes in our area....

Nov 07, 2017 05:56 PM
Rainmaker
8,114,809
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I have not studied this topic.

Nov 07, 2017 04:37 PM
Rainmaker
2,228,728
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Nov 07, 2017 03:39 PM
Rainer
91,335
Theo Shaw
Baird & Warner Residential Real Estate - Evanston, IL
Serving Evanston, IL & Beyond

Step ranch, raised ranch.

Nov 08, 2017 08:03 PM
Rainmaker
1,534,104
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Most, if not all of them.

Nov 08, 2017 03:57 PM
Rainmaker
1,006,723
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

We have neither of those in our MLS.  The most commonly misused: Comtenporary

Nov 08, 2017 02:33 PM
Rainmaker
919,363
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

High ranch maybe.

Nov 08, 2017 12:57 PM
Ambassador
3,418,209
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

No matter what style of home it is ...

A perfect 10!

Pride of ownership.

No need to preview. 

Any home that "boasts" .... 

Nov 08, 2017 07:05 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

IN nearly all cases I can see the elements the agent pulled the description from. The presence of a column may not be the sole criteria for a type.

Nov 08, 2017 06:41 AM
Rainmaker
5,451,519
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Not sure. Every once in a while there is some lack of clarity. 

Nov 08, 2017 05:54 AM
Rainmaker
602,025
Nathan Gesner
American West Realty and Management - Cody, WY
Broker / Property Manager

I agree with Richard Bazinet /MBA, CRS, ABR  that "beautiful" is the most-used term and falsely so!

Nov 08, 2017 05:19 AM
Rainmaker
3,074,289
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

Parked and ROFLing!

Nov 08, 2017 02:08 AM
Ambassador
6,652,282
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I don't pay much attention to those

Nov 07, 2017 08:39 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,423
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Nothing major pops out at me

Nov 07, 2017 06:42 PM
Rainmaker
2,071,135
Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

We don't have that in our area. Simple - condo and condo. 

Less than 400 single family homes and really don't know what style they are.

Nov 15, 2018 04:25 PM
Rainmaker
1,598,552
Valeria Mola
SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL
305-607-0709 SIB Realty Condos for Sale and Rent

Interesting question and now I know the answer with you!

Nov 15, 2018 03:42 PM
Rainmaker
4,321,985
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

You may be right, Joe.

Aug 27, 2018 10:34 PM
Rainmaker
5,170,654
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

I agree with tudor.

Nov 11, 2017 01:29 PM
Rainmaker
5,980,756
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Raised ranch around here, so many call a bi-level a raised ranch, and it is not.

Nov 11, 2017 06:49 AM
Rainmaker
1,748,777
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Craftsman

Nov 10, 2017 07:25 AM
Rainmaker
2,707,826
Lisa Von Domek
Lisa Von Domek Team - Dallas, TX
....Experience Isn't Expensive.... It's Priceless!

Many don't know what architectural style is so they simply leave the style of home blank in MLS...

Nov 08, 2017 07:19 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,227
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Do not know

Nov 08, 2017 11:16 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,282
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I don't even pay attention to these labels anymore.

Nov 08, 2017 05:57 AM
Rainmaker
5,278,797
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Since we don't see much mid-century modern or tudor in my market, I would say it's the use of colonial and craftsman.

Nov 08, 2017 03:58 AM