Importance Of The Residential Measurement Standard

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RMS – Residential Measurement Standard
The Residential Measurement Standard or RMS is the measuring standard that all Alberta real estate professionals must use. It allows for consumers to accurately compare and view various residential properties.
The RMS provides a consistent means of measuring and representing a property’s size and space and provides rules such as what part of a home can be included in the measurements and what cannot.
Keep reading because later in this article I will explain the importance of the Residential Measurement Standard for both buyers and sellers.
RMS Principles
All real estate representatives must follow these RMS principles:
• Identify if the measurement system is either metric or standard and apply this measurement scale consistently. Measurements …show more content…

Location, décor, features and overall condition are just some of the other determining factors that determines a seller’s asking price.
The Importance of RMS If You Are Representing a Seller
As a real estate agent, your duties if you are representing a seller are very similar to the roles and duties if you are representing a buyer.
Most importantly, it is your responsibility to explain to the seller how you will be marketing the property and giving full disclosure of the relationship between the property size and price, as well as the role that RMS will play in determining both. Factors such as how above grade and below grade will affect your marketing strategy should definitely be discussed as you settle on an initial asking price.
You must discuss with the client what can be included and excluded in the RMS measurements, how these measurements are to be taken, and how they will be calculated. A properly represented and accurately measured property is important to any potential buyer and many real estate databases have a mandatory field for property size.

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