Several exciting upgrades to my web site have been in the works, the first a convenient mortgage calculator, and now we have added the ability to search by price per square foot via the Power Search on my web site.

Think about it for moment --- you've always been able to limit the price range, or your square footage range, but now you can limit your search results to those where you are buying at a particular price relative to the size of the home.

A few potential applications:

• Looking for the best deals?  Search only using the price/SF criteria to discover where you have the most buying power.
• Know your price range, SF needs, bedroom needs, etc., but want to get the most value?  Sort by price/SF using the drop down Sort function.

One significant disclaimer:

• If you search by price/SF you may leave out some search results that have value outside of their finished square footage --- perhaps a large unfinished basement, or a larger building lot, or river access, etc.

Have fun with this new search tool, and let me know if you have any other suggestions for improvements to searching for properties on my web site.

Credit where credit is due:  I didn't think of this new search tool all on my own -- the idea was born in a conversation with Amar Gogia at Scripture Communities.  Thanks Amar!