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	<title>MLS Listings for CT Real Estate with the CTMLS &#187; square footage</title>
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		<title>Compliance Blog: How To Properly Note Square Footage</title>
		<link>http://ctmls.ctreal.com/2012/07/11/compliance-blog-how-to-properly-note-square-footage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Connecticut Association of REALTORS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Square footage in the MLS should reflect the town (public record) square footage amount even though CTMLS gives the three source options; OWNER, TOWN and AGENT. Finding the public records square footage information is made exponentially easier with the help of Realist. We always remind agents that it is better to err on the side of the Town. So if you&#8217;re going to use something other than the town square footage amount, please state the difference in square footage in the remarks so as to not mislead other agents and the public. When your Connecticut real estate listings go out onto the internet via listing syndication, to sites such as Trulia and Zillow, the source of the square footage is not displayed anywhere so it can be very misleading to potential buyers. For example, if a listing has 1500 SF stated on the field card and an additional 500 finished space in a walk out basement that the owner wants to include, the agent could use 2000 SF and OWNER as the source and in remarks state: “additional 500 finished SF space in basement included in total SF above”. OR same example, they could list the SF as 1500 with TOWN as the source and in remarks state “additional 500 finished SF space in basement NOT included in total SF above”. For help figuring out square footage, Judy Johannsen over at the Connecticut Association of REALTORS® has written a wonderful piece about it here. If you have any additional compliance questions, please leave them in the comments below so we can answer them for everyone visiting this site. More Reading:Why The &#8220;Lincoln&#8221; Factual Flaw Matters Compliance Blog: Status Showdown &#8211; Active HB vs. Show vs. Deposit Compliance Blog: Inventory Watch Compliance Blog: Verify Your Listing Data Compliance Blog: Hubbard Y/N]]></description>
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