Comments on: Where have all the photos gone? http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/08/05/where-have-all-the-photos-gone/ Real Estate in Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Beverly Hills, Royal Oak, Troy and Oakland County Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:23:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Leanne Paynter http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/08/05/where-have-all-the-photos-gone/#comment-38703 Leanne Paynter Thu, 30 Aug 2007 23:57:26 +0000 http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/08/05/where-have-all-the-photos-gone/#comment-38703 Maureen, you already know I agree with you 110% on this topic. If anything, it is during a buyer's market that it is even more important to market a property as best as possible. The best agents increase their marketing during these times. Maureen, you already know I agree with you 110% on this topic. If anything, it is during a buyer’s market that it is even more important to market a property as best as possible. The best agents increase their marketing during these times.

]]> By: Black Tie Todd http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/08/05/where-have-all-the-photos-gone/#comment-37120 Black Tie Todd Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:53:30 +0000 http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/08/05/where-have-all-the-photos-gone/#comment-37120 Photos and virtual tours are great tools to have for marketing a listing! Recently, we began doing narrated video walkthroughs of Team366 listings. The response has been tremendous and consumers are telling us that they really do a great job in showcasing the home. And, Realtor.com is actually on top of this one too! They recently allowed agents to upload their videos to the listing on Realtor.com. Here's an example of what we've done so far: http://homes.realtor.com/prop/1086132082 Photos and virtual tours are great tools to have for marketing a listing! Recently, we began doing narrated video walkthroughs of Team366 listings. The response has been tremendous and consumers are telling us that they really do a great job in showcasing the home.

And, Realtor.com is actually on top of this one too! They recently allowed agents to upload their videos to the listing on Realtor.com. Here’s an example of what we’ve done so far:

http://homes.realtor.com/prop/1086132082

]]> By: Marlow Harris http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/08/05/where-have-all-the-photos-gone/#comment-37035 Marlow Harris Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:29:09 +0000 http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/08/05/where-have-all-the-photos-gone/#comment-37035 Our MLS REQUIRES at least one exterior photo. If no photo is posted within 72 hours, we get fined! I think that's a great policy, allows everyone to see the listing and discourages "pocket" listings. Our MLS REQUIRES at least one exterior photo. If no photo is posted within 72 hours, we get fined! I think that’s a great policy, allows everyone to see the listing and discourages “pocket” listings.

]]> By: Jennifer Steck http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/08/05/where-have-all-the-photos-gone/#comment-36679 Jennifer Steck Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:44:24 +0000 http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/08/05/where-have-all-the-photos-gone/#comment-36679 I would still bet on the houses with the good photos. As Athol says, bad and no photos don't sell for as much. Maybe that is where the best deals are. I figure if there are no photos, the place must be pretty bad. I would still bet on the houses with the good photos. As Athol says, bad and no photos don’t sell for as much. Maybe that is where the best deals are. I figure if there are no photos, the place must be pretty bad.

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]]> By: Sock Puppet http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/08/05/where-have-all-the-photos-gone/#comment-36655 Sock Puppet Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:40:14 +0000 http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/08/05/where-have-all-the-photos-gone/#comment-36655 I think photos for the most part just change the order buyers visit properties. Good photos don't increase sales "across the market as a whole". No one buys because the photos are good. But the good photo houses I believe get seen before the bad photo houses. My own home had godawful photos. But we saw it last, around the 50th home we saw. If it had had good photos, we would have seen it a lot eariler in the picture. Also if it had good photos there would have been far more interest in it, and we'd likely have had to pay $10-20,000 more to get it. Bad and no photo homes DO sell, just not as easily or for as much. -Athol I think photos for the most part just change the order buyers visit properties. Good photos don’t increase sales “across the market as a whole”. No one buys because the photos are good. But the good photo houses I believe get seen before the bad photo houses.

My own home had godawful photos. But we saw it last, around the 50th home we saw. If it had had good photos, we would have seen it a lot eariler in the picture.

Also if it had good photos there would have been far more interest in it, and we’d likely have had to pay $10-20,000 more to get it.

Bad and no photo homes DO sell, just not as easily or for as much.

-Athol

]]> By: Trekker9er http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/08/05/where-have-all-the-photos-gone/#comment-36618 Trekker9er Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:03:26 +0000 http://mioaklandcounty.com/blog/2007/08/05/where-have-all-the-photos-gone/#comment-36618 I totally agree. I just posted about this myself, after I noticed my reaction to listings with multiple pictures. There were definitely homes I added to my list to see due to the pictures on the listing. -Jennifer I totally agree. I just posted about this myself, after I noticed my reaction to listings with multiple pictures. There were definitely homes I added to my list to see due to the pictures on the listing.

-Jennifer

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