Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

A house figure inside a square measurement tool. The average square footage of a house in the United States is 2,430 square feet, according to the National Association of Home Builders. That figure ...

Q: I saw online a ranch house for sale in our neighborhood and have a question about square footage. The ranches by us are typically a little over 1,400 square feet. The one I saw would be in that ...

Amy Fontinelle is a freelance writer, researcher and editor who brings a journalistic approach to personal finance content. Since 2004, she has worked with lenders, real estate agents, consultants, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is a Basement Included in the Square Footage of a Home? This is the tale of two basements in otherwise comparable houses. One is a ...