CMLS Revamps Square Footage

The Carolina Multiple Listing Service has revamped the way that it will list home square footage to buyers and the general public. Square footage for active homes on the market will be listed as a range rather than an exact number.

The change to the Carolina Multiple Listing Service comes after years of disputes over square footage measurements between home buyers and sellers. It’s an uncommon event, but some buyers have gone to court over home prices that have arisen from differing opinions over square footage.

Realtors will still be responsible to accurately measure the homes in which they list, but a range rather than an exact number will be listed in the MLS and on websites rather than and exact number. For appraisal purposes, the exact square footage numbers will be available in the Carolina Multiple Listing Service once the home sells.

The public will still have access to square footage through the tax records and with Realtors via sold data in the Carolina Multiple Listing Service.