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Why do US real estate listings not show floor plans?

Why do US real estate listings not show floor plans? In there country where I live now they are ALWAYS included. It would be interesting to know how they are generated in my country, but I don't know. Wouldn't it make sense for the seller to have an appraiser draw up a plan -- that would make it easier to sell a home, wouldn't it? In the country where I live potential buyers would feel very uncomfortable not being able to see the floor plan. Every real estate guide (printed or online) shows the plan for every home, or a survey for a lot. The answers received so far still leave me confused. It would seem to me that creating the floor plans before each new sale, despite the cost of doing so, would make a sale much easier. So far I am hearing either that it is too expensive, or simply hearing a reconfirmation of the status quo. There must be some cultural or historical background which led to this status quo in the first place. I still wonder what it is.

Public Comments

1. US real estate listings do not show floor plans because floor plans are usually only available from the developer for new "never owned before" construction and not from a realtor who sells previously owned homes. A floor plan is a part of an appraisal document performed by a licensed Appraiser and who is not a realtor.
2. I looked into getting a program where I could input data and generate a floor plan, but it was way more than I was in a position to spend. Tens of thousands of dollars. In some areas, they at least give you a place to put in room dimensions, but my area, unless you put it in comments, there is no place for room dimensions. Perhaps in your country, there is a mechanism to input the data and a floor plan is drafted.
3. The floor plans are usually available for new homes, but not previously owned. You cna get an idea from pictures, but we usually see them for ourselves.
4. Yes, Floor plans are mostly available for new property not for the previously owned property. But I do however agree that having a floor plan in a listing is nice.Real estate agent should look into offering this service to their respective clients.