Saturday, July 5, 2008

Fun Fact : Home Description

When I enter a listing into the MLS, I have to come up with a description for the home. The MLS only allows the description to be 1000 characters or less, but I'm always at the limit, often having to substitute "&" for "and," spell out numbers, etc. I take great care with the description, and lead the reader through the house, providing the most vivid image possible.

Roost had a pretty informative and cool list on their site, titled "The Top 20 Adjectives Used to Describe Homes" (by frequency). The list:

1. New
2. Large
3. Great
4. Beautiful
5. Open
6. Huge
7. Finished
8. Spacious
9. Custom
10. Newer
11. Nice
12. Updated
13. Private
14. Fenced
15. Colonial
16. Gourmet
17. Covered
18. Lowered
19. Remodeled
20. Formal

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

My mom (a real estate agent) actually has a book of adjectives for this exact purpose!!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the mention Matt! This was a bit of a beta project for us to see if there was interest in the community. We're planning on taking a look at other projects like this. Any thoughts on how you'd like to see us slice the data?
Drew (From Roost)