by hmsdesign | Jun 9, 2020 | Misceallaneous
Let’s face it – measuring residential square footage will never be an exact science. But that’s okay. In my state (N.C.) they suggest that agents have a five percent margin of error when reporting finished living area. To me, a professional real estate expert, who is...
by hmsdesign | Apr 20, 2020 | Blog, Misceallaneous
Big Data. We’ve all heard about it, seen it advertised, and no matter where you look, it seems to be the answer to every situation in the real estate industry. Even when the problem is totally made up, throw around words like “big data” and “technology” and it gets...
by hmsdesign | Apr 17, 2020 | Blog, Misceallaneous
I attended two meetings at our small church in rural North Carolina, with riders from three counties over begging us to join the cause and fight for our freedom. All our neighbors attended and the men all voted to join the fight, whatever it took. It was not seen as...
by hmsdesign | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog, Misceallaneous
There is a long standing myth that the tax department provides the “Official Record” for square footage. It took off in the early nineties when tax departments first went online. This misinformation has now grown to a nationwide belief and this misconception causes...
by hmsdesign | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog, Misceallaneous, Real Estate
In one swoop of the pen, the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission (FDIC) Board of Directors, decided that home mortgages will no longer need to obtain an appraisal for loans under $400,000. With this increased threshold, apx. 72-75% of all home mortgage transactions...
by hmsdesign | Aug 11, 2019 | Blog, Real Estate
So, you find a large Bonus Room above the garage and it is heated and cooled with a large hotel type system mounted in the wall. You wonder to yourself, is this space the same as if it had a traditional heat pump with vents in the floor or ceiling? The owner tells you...
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