Thursday, 8 December 2011

Real Estate Ads - Descriptive Terms To Remember

By Margaret Burgess


It's likely you that you are struggling with the meaning of descriptive real estate terms if you are buying or selling a home. For more terms, here are some definitions and explanations.

Shed Dormers

These are flat roofed dormers that can often be seen in Dutch colonial style houses. Often, these dormers are two or three windows side by side with one flat roof although sometimes, they are single windows.

Defining Blind Dormer Window

Sometimes, fake dormer windows are constructed by builders to add architectural interest to new houses. They are at attic level but can't be seen from the attic because the roof of the house covers access to them.

Oversize Garage

Ads often say how many cars a garage will hold. Then they add the word "oversize" as in "oversize 2-car garage." Usually, this would mean that there is also room for storage or a work bench in addition to space for the cars. Occasionally it simply means you can open a car door wide enough to actually get out with both cars in the garage!

Defining a Gourmet Kitchen

This phrase is intended to convey the idea that a very good cook can happily work here. Even thought that may or may not be the case, the kitchen being fairly large and attractive is what this usually means.

Great Room

This has been used in two unique ways. Describing a living room, dining room, and kitchen in a very open floor plan is the first way. Typically, the area has a high ceiling. The next way is when what we would normally refer to as a family room has a fireplace with a dramatically massive mantle, a high ceiling, and maybe even an upstairs balcony overlooking it.

As long as you can get the verbiage down, then you will be way ahead in the real estate game. Look for future articles on this subject or visit our site to read more terms.




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