If you saw the home in person or reasonably had the opportunity to see the home in person (e.g. you were buying a home close enough to where you already lived or worked that a reasonable person would have viewed it in person), then you have no recourse. That is because you would sue based on fraud, or the seller making a material (important) misrepresentation upon which you *reasonably* relied; but if you saw the house and purchased it after seeing it, you would have bought it primarily based on your own first hand knowledge of its size and configuration. It is not reasonable to rely on a written description from someone else when you were able to see and judge it for yourself; therefore, you could not sustain a fraud case.On the other hand, if you were buying the home sight unseen, such as, for example, due to a job or corporate relocation where you had no opportunity to view it in person, in that case, it would be reasonable to rely on the written description. In that event, overstating the square footage by around 25% would appear to be a material misrepresentation and you may very well have a case for fraud. In that instance, you could sue the seller and potentially recover compensation, such as the difference in value of a 1,200 vs. 960 sq. ft. home.