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Counting Open House Traffic

“Party of Five” — Or Twelve If a dozen people came through your Realtor’s Sunday open house, would that qualify as good traffic? It all depends. If the 12 people were the couple contemplating buying, 4 of their friends, 2 siblings, and both sets of parents . . . I’d say, “no,” not really (and...
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Open House Trends — Summer Installment

Thursday Night Open House! Where: 6085 Rowland (unit #301) in high-demand Brenwood; Minnetonka What: Impeccable 2 BR, 2 Bath Condo with great nature views from 3-Season porch When: 4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. tonight! (Th, July 8). How much: $160k What do listing agents do when the buying public heads to the beach (or cabin)...
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Open Houses at Odd Hours

“Open Thursday From 5 p.m to 7 p.m” Most Realtors hold open houses on weekend afternoons. In fact, I’d guess that more than half of all open houses are from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sundays (Vikings games in Fall excepted). There’s certainly logic to that: that’s when most people are off work, and...
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Biggest Sunday of the Year? Today!

Open Houses Galore Clients often ask if a particular Sunday is a good time to hold an open. I don’t forecast home prices or interest rates, but I’m going to go on record with this prediction: today, April 11, will be the busiest day of the year for open houses (the “retail” kind; broker opens...
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