In part one of the Size Matters series we’ll discover the many ways in which size influences property values and the real estate comparison process. We’ll share important information you can use at work tomorrow and give you some food for thought, which will make you really think about how size works in your business. This webinar will examine the power of MLS over the real estate business and your power over the MLS. We’ll reveal the secrets of square footage and public records, and gain a new perspective on the use of size in CMA’s and appraisals. Agents and brokers will gain a new understanding of the many ways in which Size Matters!
This exciting new webinar will teach you all about the power of sizein the real estate valuation system. Size or square footage provides the “currency” of real estate and is the very foundation of property values. Today’s real estate environment is challenging agents and appraisers to provide more precise information. This sensitive topic is making headlines. New appraisal and mortgage requirements are placing an ever-increasing pressure on accurate comparable information and the MLS data system. Consumers and mortgage lenders are demanding more detailed information than ever before. What changes should you implement? What about liability, responsibility? What are the strategies for best protecting your clients and yourself? Are floor plans for every listing the way of the future? Will they become an accepted part of a marketing plan, similar to how video tours evolved a decade ago? This session will enlighten you to the influence of size, and its role in the valuation and comparison processes. You’ll learn how you control the “most trusted source of real estate information in the world.” Now that’s power! You’ll leave this session with a new appreciation of the many ways in which size matters!
About Hamp Thomas
Hamp Thomas lives and works in the Pinehurst, NC area. He is a certified residential appraiser, CDEI, CRS, ABR, GRI, and a Realtor®. He is the author of the American Measurement Standard, the “Size Matters” book series, and has written numerous continuing education classes on the topic of square footage and its role in the home valuation process. Hamp has been involved in new construction, remodeling, property management, sales and marketing, appraisals, and has been around the real estate business for over 25 years. With his wide range of experience, he has a uniquely balanced perspective of the business of real estate and how size plays a key role in the real estate valuation process. Hamp started the “Size Matters” projects over five years and has thoroughly researched this subject, talking to real estate professionals across the country. He has carefully studied the public records system and conducted numerous polls of agents, appraisers, buyers, and sellers on the subject of real estate and square footage. Founder and president of the Measure Man Real Estate Services, Hamp continues his efforts to help establish one nationally approved standard of measurement for all real estate professionals, and one true language of real estate.
