NEW YORK—What are the words associated with the most expensive real estate listings? What about the cheapest listings? Real estate listing giant Trulia combed through millions of listings to find out.
The Luxury 10
With terms like “motor court” and “formal gardens,” the list of words associated with the most expensive listings is a great way to expand one’s luxury real estate vocabulary. The term that topped the list with the highest average listing price is “parlor floor.” Homes that sport that feature fetch an average listing price of almost $5 million.
“The parlor is traditionally the grandest floor in the townhouse and almost always has the building’s highest ceilings,” according to Patrick Lilly’s TheTownhouseSpecialist.com.
“Historically, these floors were primarily used for entertaining with two rooms separated by a staircase.”
Second on the list is the term “formal gardens,” averaging just over $4 million per listing. Formal gardens are meticulously designed along geometric lines and require regular trimming for maximum effect. Other classical features on the list include a “motor court,” “two powder rooms,” and “paneled library.”
