Do Open Houses Help to Sell Houses Now?

[EANJ]

Originally Posted by margeaa

My husband and I recently put our house on the market in southern Jersey. Our realtor said that she doesn't think that Open Houses really help to sell houses, but that she would do an open house on our house if we wanted it. Does anybody have any opinion...negative or positive....regarding this? My husband thinks we should have it. I think it would just bring in nosy neighbors and not serious buyers. My realtor also mentioned that things get stolen from houses during open houses. Thanks for any input.

Why doesn't your realtor think it will help? Specifically? If that's her experience, and she has a large enough sampling to draw conclusions from, I would still want to know why. As far as the theft aspect, perhaps that's just a statement reinforcing or justifying her already (decided upon) stated position. Perhaps she's right. I don't know.

Would it hurt? Exposure, or at least the opportunity to gain exposure---could that hurt?

This sounds like it is potentially a very "close-minded" position for the agent to have. Open houses are almost the "norm" today and they are generally and widely accpeted. Unless she has good, justifiable reasons, you should have it. You may want to consider a new agent if she is dead-set against it and doesn't put all possible effort into marketing, both this way and others.

[Marc Paolella]

Originally Posted by EANJ

Why doesn't your realtor think it will help? Specifically? If that's her experience, and she has a large enough sampling to draw conclusions from, I would still want to know why. As far as the theft aspect, perhaps that's just a statement reinforcing or justifying her already (decided upon) stated position. Perhaps she's right. I don't know.

Would it hurt? Exposure, or at least the opportunity to gain exposure---could that hurt?

This sounds like it is potentially a very "close-minded" position for the agent to have. Open houses are almost the "norm" today and they are generally and widely accpeted. Unless she has good, justifiable reasons, you should have it. You may want to consider a new agent if she is dead-set against it and doesn't put all possible effort into marketing, both this way and others.

I was going to respond, until I realized I already submitted the definitive post on this earlier in this thread. My post was correct in 2009, and remains so today.

[njkate]

Originally Posted by margeaa

My husband and I recently put our house on the market in southern Jersey. Our realtor said that she doesn't think that Open Houses really help to sell houses, but that she would do an open house on our house if we wanted it. Does anybody have any opinion...negative or positive....regarding this? My husband thinks we should have it. I think it would just bring in nosy neighbors and not serious buyers. My realtor also mentioned that things get stolen from houses during open houses. Thanks for any input.

That about sums it up ...imo

[HalfFull]

Originally Posted by Marc Paolella

I was going to respond, until I realized I already submitted the definitive post on this earlier in this thread. My post was correct in 2009, and remains so today.

If only you could work on your self-confidence....