Photos That Are One Season (or More) Behind Why does it matter when a home originally listed? Because price varies (negatively) as a function of market time. Translation: owners have the most pricing power soon after their home debuts on the market, and gradually lose leverage thereafter. Cockroaches & Dated Photos So, looking at the...Read More
Cheapskate Listing Agent — But Honest (Sort of) I’m sure it’s not the first time that a “successor” agent has taken over an expired or cancelled listing from the incumbent agent, and re-used their photos. But, I’ve never seen the new agent disclose that fact — albeit in the “Agent” (vs. “Public”) Remarks section on...Read More
The easy way to tell the difference? Drive by the house. Assuming that’s not convenient, the other way to tell is to note whether the grass is too uniformly green (characteristic of Photoshop), and whether other detail (like budding leaves) is consistent with the rest of the photo. Of course, while I have seen digital photos...Read More
Misleading Marketing Judging by the photo (above), the far end of the porch looks like it’s practically in another zip code. It’s not. According to MLS, the porch measures a rather modest 14′ x 4.’ Hmmm . . . I wonder how the photographer made it look so big (actually, I don’t).Read More
The Difference Between Night and Day Night Done well, nighttime shots of a “For Sale” home create a sense of emotional appeal if not enchantment. Done poorly . . . well, they fall awfully flat.Read More
At first blush, the photo (below) looks suspect. The room looks impossibly large and the bed tiny, even though the home’s age (1938) suggests medium if not smallish bedroom sizes. Telltale Clue(s) In fact, all the upper level bedrooms are small. However . . . lo & behold, further down in the listing’s MLS stats there...Read More
