In the world of MLS fields, List Price is the superstar. Yet, there are other lesser known fields that can shine for the right client. These seemingly random fields can represent specific client needs and niches. If you can’t get enough, find more obscure fields in part 2, part 3, part 4 and part 5 of this series.
Bath Roll-In Shower (Accessibility Feature)
Home searchers who require the ability to access a show/bath via wheelchair or other mobility device will appreciate this field. While there are only 109 Active/UCB at the moment, the feature is important to those who seek it.
Synthetic Grass Frnt / Back (Landscaping)
Fake lawns are not cheap and might add equity.
Bidet (Master Bathroom)
The current median List Price for homes with a bidet is $1,862,500, clearly a luxury feature.
Hangar (Parking Features)
As in, airplane hangar, a place to park an airplane. The current median List Price for this feature is surprisingly only $489,000.
City Light View(s) (Property Description)
These listings typically have higher elevations in the surrounding hill or mountain areas in the Valley.
Jim Zirbes
Synthetic grass could also be a deal-buster and value-deflator. See: http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA401045/Is-Artificial-Grass-Toxic.html
The same applies to granite countertops (for the lung-cancer causing radon gas some emit), vinyl mini-blinds (for the lead-laden dust many give off as they wear), defective drywall (for the VOC’s they produce), etc. – all of those are little-known to real estate agents and thus their clients for what they can be – potential health and wealth drawbacks.
I find one of the most obscure ARMLS fields is “Spr Fnd/WQARF/DOD” – for the disclosure of this material fact when a property is located over an environmental toxin site – many in ARMLS that are in one of these sites do not list this as they should.
Candice Hudson
The beauty in all of these available fields is truly when the listing agent uses them. Too often we see many blank fields and we really begin to not trust that what we are looking for will show up. Agree that we should start here and work backwards.
James Moyer
I agree, I wish more agents would use all the field that are applicable for the listings. I take pride in being a REALTOR and helping all of my clients. So many agent are so lazy and don’t care about quality. It’s a great way to make you stand out in your listing presentation though..
Anonymous
True about many listing agents not completing all the pertinent fields. My pet peeve is whether the master bedroom is upstairs or downstairs in a two-story house. That matters to many clients open to buying a 2-story home.