How to use iPhone LiDAR to measure homes, property by Mary Cummins real estate appraiser

How to use your iPhone, iPad LiDAR measuring device to measure a home. I did this video in 2021 when iPhone LiDAR first came out using iPhone 13. You only have to click once now. Individual steps below.

1. Click the iPhone measure device app icon 

Be sure to click the left "measure" button and not the "level"

2. A white dot in a round circle will appear. Place the white dot on your starting point.
Click the plus + button in a white circle.

3. Go to your next measuring point such as the end of a wall then click the plus button again. You will see a white line with your measurement. You can take a photo of the measurement by clicking the solid white round circle on the right. 

4. If you want to continue measuring, click the plus sign again or move to your next measuring point. You can step back to see your final measurements. You can take a photo by clicking the white circle to save your measurements as a photo in your photo album.

5. When you're done or want to do a new measurement, click the "clear" button top right. 

Here's a very short video below. This is iPhone 13 with whatever iOS version was the latest in 2021.

Direct link to video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OienvNEgj_w

This is easier than a Leica Disto, Bosch or other professional measuring device. Alamode's TOTAL mobile measure uses this measuring system. CubiCasa uses the same. You don't have to hit a vertical target. You don't have to aim at a wall or placard on a tripod. You don't have to do multiple calculations if you don't have a vertical target at the measuring point. You can aim at the ground to set your starting point. Also great when you're dealing with homes that have burned down and you only have footings. You can change from Imperial to/from Metric in Settings > apps > measure. You can easily figure out imperial to tenths of a foot if you use that system.

I have checked the accuracy by using a measuring tape, Disto, Bosch and my iPhone on same measurements. They are exactly the same. 

Here are some more photos of me using iPhone LiDAR to measure burned homes.

I measured this exactly but when you step back to take a photo the lines just look different.

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Forcing Developers to Include Low Housing Units Makes Housing Crisis Worse by Mary Cummins real estate appraiser

affordable housing, mary cummins, real estate appraiser, real estate appraisal, los angeles, california, low income, housing crisis, housing supply

As expected forcing developers to include low income housing in new projects actually makes the housing crisis worse. They basically just add costs to the developer while only providing a handful of units. These added costs dissuade developers from building more units. Local governments are basically just tacking on a big fee for new projects to help a few select tenants thereby hurting even more potential tenants. Tenants vote for these forced low income units hoping they will get one of the few new units which they probably won't. We just need more units! All of this just harms tenants just like rent control.

"Inclusionary zoning (IZ) policies, which require or incentivize developers to provide some income-restricted housing units in otherwise market-rate projects – may be a double-edged sword, according to a new study by Pioneer Institute. The study found that while IZ policies help address urgent, short-term housing needs for a few families, they also can discourage new supply and increase higher market-rate prices, jeopardizing long-term, broad-based affordability." See first comment for link to article #affordablehousing #housing #marycummins #realestateappraiser

https://www.globest.com/2025/03/10/inclusionary-zoning-policies-may-discourage-new-housing-supply

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Palisades land sales and listings March 6, 2025. 50 listings, 2 sales by Mary Cummins real estate appraiser

Palisades land sales and listings. Still only the same two land sales. There are now 50 land listings which range in price from $749,000 to $6,900,000 from 3,700 sf to 3.1 acres. Ten are pending, under contract. This is from a land only search. I searched SFR and did not see any land sales in there. Looks like MLS is clamping down on land sales in SFR category. 

1		7	24-401413	15	U	17504 Castellammare Dr	Pacific Palisades	3,703	0.085	LAR1	$650,000		214
⁞⁞ 2		1	25497913	15	A	1309 Palisades Dr	Pacific Palisades	136,769	3.1398	LARD3	$749,000		0
⁞⁞ 3		6	SR25049419MR	15	A	17444 Castellammare	PACIFIC PALISADES	7,286	0	LAR1	$750,000		0
⁞⁞ 4		1	25498371	15	A	674 Palmera Ave	Pacific Palisades	4,567	0.1048	LAR1	$999,000		0
⁞⁞ 5		2	25507111	15	A	654 Jacon Way	Pacific Palisades	8,130	0.1866	LAR1	$999,000		1
⁞⁞ 6		1	25-481841	15	S	17126 Avenida De La Herradura	Pacific Palisades	9,932	0.228	LAR1	$999,000	$1,185,000	13
⁞⁞ 7		1	25502497	15	P	16879 Bollinger Dr	Pacific Palisades	6,903	0.1585	LAR1	$1,300,000		8
⁞⁞ 8		3	25505617	15	A	605 Erskine Dr	Pacific Palisades	4,587	0.1053	LAR1	$1,495,000		3
⁞⁞ 9		1	25501597	15	A	16751 Edgar St	Pacific Palisades	5,226	0.12	LAR1	$1,500,000		0
⁞⁞ 10		0	25502149	15	A	16769 Livorno Dr	Pacific Palisades	5,335	0.1225	LAR1	$1,500,000		0
⁞⁞ 11		1	25497551	15	P	16008 Miami Way	Pacific Palisades	5,745	0.1319	LAR1	$1,500,000		17
⁞⁞ 12		9	25506291	15	A	16544 Akron St	Pacific Palisades	7,352	0.1688	LAR1	$1,600,000		1	1
⁞⁞ 13		1	25507805	15	A	611 Erskine Dr	Pacific Palisades	5,214	0.1197	LAR1	$1,649,000		0
⁞⁞ 14		1	25498749	15	U	723 Radcliffe Ave	Pacific Palisades	6,973	0.1601	LAR1	$1,695,000		0
⁞⁞ 15		3	25499679	15	A	851 Haverford Ave	Pacific Palisades	5,199	0.1193	LAR2	$1,900,000		0
⁞⁞ 16		4	25502891	15	A	930 Embury St	Pacific Palisades	5,200	0.1194	LAR1	$1,980,000		0
⁞⁞ 17		2	RS25037268MR	15	A	16863 W Sunset BLVD	PACIFIC PALISADES	7,204	0	LAR1	$1,980,000		12
⁞⁞ 18		2	25506997	15	A	545 Swarthmore Ave	Pacific Palisades	4,995	0.1147	LAR1	$2,100,000		1
⁞⁞ 19		1	25504987	15	A	16517 Las Casas Pl	Pacific Palisades	9,835	0.2258	LAR1	$2,200,000		6
⁞⁞ 20		15	25499029	15	A	16650 Linda Ter	Pacific Palisades	7,493	0.172	LAR1	$2,295,000		19
⁞⁞ 21		12	CV25036108MR	15	A	16735 Marquez TER	PACIFIC PALISADES	7,244	0	LAR1	$2,299,000		15
⁞⁞ 22		5	25503455	15	A	677 N Swarthmore Ave	Pacific Palisades	6,000	0.1344	LAR1	$2,420,000		0
⁞⁞ 23		3	25505821	15	A	14800 W Sunset Blvd	Pacific Palisades	7,755	0.178	LAR1	$2,495,000		1
⁞⁞ 24		2	25505053	15	A	14940 Mc Kendree Ave	Pacific Palisades	7,010	0.1604	LAR1	$2,495,000		3
⁞⁞ 25		5	25505687	15	A	14840 W Sunset Blvd	Pacific Palisades	6,900	0.1584	LAR1	$2,500,000		2
⁞⁞ 26		5	25499459	15	U	16605 Merrivale Ln	Pacific Palisades	12,523	0.2875	LAR1	$2,500,000		17
⁞⁞ 27		1	25500471	15	A	850 Hartzell St	Pacific Palisades	7,803	0.1791	LAR1	$2,600,000		0
⁞⁞ 28		3	25500695	15	A	15103 Albright St	Pacific Palisades	7,475		R1V1	$2,695,000		0	1
⁞⁞ 29		4	25507375	15	CS	743 Haverford Ave	Pacific Palisades	6,000	0.1377	R1V1	$2,750,000		0
⁞⁞ 30		3	25499791	15	A	15007 Mc Kendree Ave	Pacific Palisades	7,790	0.1786	LAR1	$2,795,000		0
⁞⁞ 31		1	25495949	15	S	14800 Mc Kendree Ave	Pacific Palisades	7,692	0.1766	LAR1	$2,895,000	$3,100,000	6
⁞⁞ 32		3	25497809	15	A	1159 Monument St	Pacific Palisades	7,730	0.1775	LAR1	$2,950,000		0
⁞⁞ 33		1	25500561	15	U	14912 Mc Kendree Ave	Pacific Palisades	8,439	0.1937	LAR1	$2,950,000		0
⁞⁞ 34		10	25505545	15	A	1299 Chautauqua Blvd	Pacific Palisades	9,045	0.2076	LAR1	$2,950,000		3
⁞⁞ 35		1	25501231	15	U	14902 Mc Kendree Ave	Pacific Palisades	9,430	0.2009	LAR1	$2,975,000		13
⁞⁞ 36		5	25498829	15	A	566 N Tahquitz Pl	Pacific Palisades	8,087	0.1856	LAR1	$2,980,000		0
⁞⁞ 37		3	25504757	15	A	1156 Galloway St	Pacific Palisades	6,502	0.1493	LAR1	$3,000,000		6
⁞⁞ 38		3	25501809	15	A	926 Kagawa St	Pacific Palisades	7,503	0.1722	LAR1	$3,198,000		0	6
⁞⁞ 39		4	25499357	15	U	15432 Albright St	Pacific Palisades	17,440	0.4004	LAR1	$3,250,000		0
⁞⁞ 40		15	25501453	15	U	514 Via De La Paz	Pacific Palisades	7,498	0.1722	LAR1	$3,295,000		13
⁞⁞ 41		30	25505853	15	A	17757 Tramonto Dr	Pacific Palisades	6,480	0.1488	LAR1	$3,495,000		2
⁞⁞ 42		3	25504759	15	A	15257 De Pauw St	Pacific Palisades	7,503	0.1722	LAR1	$3,500,000		6
⁞⁞ 43		3	25504481	15	A	14601 Drummond St	Pacific Palisades	7,147	0.1641	LAR1	$3,750,000		7
⁞⁞ 44		1	25502779	15	A	1015 Galloway St	Pacific Palisades	7,799	0.179	LAR1	$3,900,000		0
⁞⁞ 45		5	25501107	15	U	611 Ocampo Dr	Pacific Palisades	8,163	0.1874	LAR1	$3,950,000		14
⁞⁞ 46		2	25502597	15	A	614 Alma Real Dr	Pacific Palisades	9,700	0.2284	LAR1	$4,750,000		5
⁞⁞ 47		2	LG25042516MR	15	A	635 Ocampo DR	PACIFIC PALISADES	8,209	0	LAR1	$4,925,000		8
⁞⁞ 48		1	25507331	15	A	630 Frontera Dr	Pacific Palisades	12,098	0.2777	LAR1	$5,950,000		0
⁞⁞ 49		5	25504847	15	A	15907 Asilomar Blvd	Pacific Palisades	7,929	0.182	LAR1	$5,995,000		6
⁞⁞ 50		5	25500391	15	A	620 N Marquette St	Pacific Palisades	64,396	1.48	LAR1	$6,995,000		0

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