No Showings Means Something Needs to Change
Scott P. Rogers
When you're selling your house... if we're getting showings, an offer will likely come... but if showings aren't happening, we likely need to change something.
Showings are the leading indicator of the potential for an incoming offer. Clearly, before we are going to receive an offer, we're going to need to have buyers walking through your house. Thus, if your home is having a steady stream of showings, that's usually a sign the market is responding well to your home and how it's positioned -- and it's usually just a matter of time before one of those showings turns into an offer.
But... no showings at all likely means something needs to be adjusted.
If your home has been on the market for a while and the showings just aren't happening... or if showings had been happening but have slowed down or completely stopped, we need to talk about why, and what's next.
Usually it comes down to one of a few things -- price, condition or marketing. Sometimes it's as simple as the price -- buyers are comparing your home to others in the area, and if it's priced above where it seems it should be priced, they won't come to look at your home. Sometimes it's the condition of your home, as seen when driving by, or when scrolling through the interior photos. And sometimes, we need to make changes in the marketing of your home to attract the right buyers.
If you're getting showings, wonderful! If you're not seeing showings, or not seeing many of them, we likely need to adjust something to encourage future showing activity, and thus, the possibility of a forthcoming offer.
Showings are the leading indicator of the potential for an incoming offer. Clearly, before we are going to receive an offer, we're going to need to have buyers walking through your house. Thus, if your home is having a steady stream of showings, that's usually a sign the market is responding well to your home and how it's positioned -- and it's usually just a matter of time before one of those showings turns into an offer.
But... no showings at all likely means something needs to be adjusted.
If your home has been on the market for a while and the showings just aren't happening... or if showings had been happening but have slowed down or completely stopped, we need to talk about why, and what's next.
Usually it comes down to one of a few things -- price, condition or marketing. Sometimes it's as simple as the price -- buyers are comparing your home to others in the area, and if it's priced above where it seems it should be priced, they won't come to look at your home. Sometimes it's the condition of your home, as seen when driving by, or when scrolling through the interior photos. And sometimes, we need to make changes in the marketing of your home to attract the right buyers.
If you're getting showings, wonderful! If you're not seeing showings, or not seeing many of them, we likely need to adjust something to encourage future showing activity, and thus, the possibility of a forthcoming offer.
