Columbus Ohio real estate

Where will the buyer SEE your Columbus Ohio home?

Where will the buyer SEE your Columbus Ohio home?

Where will the buyer find your Columbus Ohio home?

On the Internet? 

On a local site?

Real Living HER website formerly HER Realtors

Your agents website? Mine as an example MaureenMcCabe.com

Your agents brokerages website?  My companies as an example - Real Living HER

Other local brokerages websites because of the magic of MLS IDX (Internet Data eXchange broker reciprocity*) OK IDX is more technology than magic. You can find the Re/Max and Coldwell Banker King Thompson, etc.  listings on the home search on my site.  You show ours and we'll show yours.  Does IDX  mean that all Columbus real estate brokerages are the same? They do not all get the same traffic. Not all local brokerages show up when a buyer searches Google, Bing or Yahoo for Columbus real estate. Or for your neighborhood. Or school district.

Where will the buyer SEE your Columbus Ohio home? One on of the Big Three



Trulia

Zillow

Realtor.com  

The Compete chart compares traffic for the Big Three.

Trulia, Zillow and Realtor.com are the "Big Three" because they've got lots of traffic. The Big Three in real estate have a lot more traffic than most local brokerages. Realtor.com has all listings from REALTORS® (members of the National Association of REALTORS®.) Trulia and Zillow do not necessarily have all listings of all "REALTORS®" but they have other stuff that generates traffic (Old listings that are already sold, future foreclosures presented as if they are for sale, Make me Move listings and more.) They are houses to look at but they are not necessarily for sale.

Where will the buyer SEE your Columbus Ohio home? What will they see?

If the buyer of your home stops to look for homes on Trulia, Zillow or Realtor.com* what will they find?

Your listing agent? (on Zillow and Trulia will your listing agent or even the brokerage claim the listing? ) Or is the lead being given to another agent because your agent has not "claimed" your listing? Not a bad thing necessarily....

Interior photos of your home or just one photo? 

Notice of open houses?

Updated information?

Change in a year, for the Big Three (real estate not auto)

Realtor.com -14.09%

Zillow +6.31%

Trulia +33.67%

If you click on the graph you can see that for yourself on Compete through November 2010. Traffic changed in 2010.

Other Internet places your home may be seen...

HotPads

ActiveRain

RealBird

Google Base....

Yahoo Homes / AOL / etc.

Craigslist

etc.

etc.

*I am not a big fan of Realtor.com, I never have been.  Realtor.com has the most traffic. It has had a lot of traffic for a long time.  It has the most listings. Our listings (Real Living HER, the #1 real estate brokerage in Central Ohio... ) all our listings are on Realtor.com with lots of photos. Our (Real Living HER) listings are on Zillow and Trulia and elsewhere as well. The listing agent determines if there are more than one photo,whether Open Houses are listed, etc.... they determine how much of your Columbus Ohio home gets seen by buyers trying to find homes for sale.

Where will the buyer see your Columbus home?

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34 comments • Maureen McCabe Columbus Ohio real estate • December 20 2010 06:41AM

Showing Restrictions

 

Tom Branch a Broker Associate wrote this about his market in Texas.  Tom wrote "Try not to reduce the showing window to less than 2 hours." 

I always schedule in one hour increments when I am showing homes in Central Ohio.  I believe one hour increments are the most common in Central Ohio but with a showing service scheduling the appointments maybe others are scheduling longer appointments.

Other than the difference in time frame Tom's post  is good advice for sellers.  Don't make showing your home difficult.  Buyers and agents will pass on it... there are plenty of homes to show out there. 

Thanks Tom for allowing the Re-Blog!

 

Via Tom Branch, Broker, CDPE, SFR - 214.227.6626 (RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs):

Showing Restrictions

I was scheduling showings this weekend for a couple of potential buyers. I selected the properties and called the showing service to set up times to show them. In this market, I'm always amazed by the showing restrictions. I was told the seller requires a 48-hour notice and a 30-minute showing window for all appointments and the home is vacant! I passed on showing it.

As a heavy listing agent (75+ per year), I understand there are times when restrictions are necessary due to special circumstances such as a baby, home schooling, elderly or sick occupants, etc.

However, if a seller makes the home too difficult to show, busy agents will pass it up. If you have to have notice, ask your agent to put the restriction and reason in the private remarks section of MLS. Most of us are very understanding and will try to accommodate the need for advance notice.

Try not to reduce the showing window to less than 2 hours. The amount of time a buyer spends in a property varies with their interest. If your home is the fifth showing of the day, it is very difficult to plan on a 30-minute window.

Buyers need to understand that it's not always possible to show a home at the last minute as well. Routes need to be set up and showings scheduled in advance.

A little planning and courtesy can go a long way for both parties!

Tom Branch and Gina Branch, The Branch Team with RE/MAX Dallas Suburbs, service the greater North Dallas suburbs including Plano, Allen, McKinney, Frisco, Lewisville, and Carrollton.  While Gina concentrates on traditional listings and buyer/tenant representation, Tom specializes in assisting distressed homeowners to avoid foreclosure.  Tom and Gina have published two books (Achieving Rock Star Status and The Field Guide to Short Sales) and are available for speaking engagements in the greater Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex.

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Contact 614.388.8249

Website: MaureenMcCabe.com

Search Columbus mls online


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0 comments • Maureen McCabe Columbus Ohio real estate • September 21 2010 09:32AM