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Homes for sale are ‘great’ in Miami, ‘large’ in Dallas, and ‘new’ in Boston

July 1st, 2008

The most popular adjective in real estate listings is (to amplify on my headline) "great" in Miami; "large" in Dallas, Orange County, Calif., and San Francisco; and "new" in Boston, Chicago, San Jose, St. Louis, and Washington.

"Nice" is used almost exclusively for houses selling for $250,000 or less, while "gourmet" is saved for homes costing $1 million and up. Oh, and "beautiful" is used most often in Miami.

These are some of the results of a survey of real estate listings by here.)

For the country as a whole, here are the top 20 adjectives used to describe homes, by frequency:

New
Large
Great
Beautiful
Open
Huge
Finished
Spacious
Custom
Newer
Nice
Updated
Private
Fenced
Colonial
Gourmet
Covered
Lower
Remodeled
Formal

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