Real Estate Photos Need to be Updated

It is amazing how much the appearance of a house can change from one season to the next.

Real estate buyers and sellers expect and respond to strong visual images. Sellers want good photos of their home while buyers naturally pay more attention to homes marketed with strong visual images.

The advent of real estate sites that allow many images of all properties has made photography the most effective tool a Realtor has to catch a buyer's interest.

Not only do you want to have great pictures - but it is very important to update the pictures of listings frequently.

Winter 2009

Spring 2009

Sometimes - not just the outside changes - but the inside changes as well.

Before Sellers Moved

After Sellers Moved and Repainted

Key Points to Consider:

• The first and sometimes the only impression a buyer gets of a home is online photos.
• Good photos generate initial interest in buyers.
• According to a study by the National Association of Realtors 80% of people that purchased a home last year used the Internet while house hunting.
• Real estate agents who represent large, expensive homes say that virtual tours, which provide 360-degree views of rooms allow buyers to focus on homes they are interested and not-interested in without being there.
• Make sure when pictures are updated they are distributed everywhere the house is marketed.
• Not only do the pictures represent the homes for sale - but they also represent the REALTOR.

I am a proud member of THE MIKE KELLY JR. REAL ESTATE TEAM.

We spend a lot of time on the photography and virtual tours of the homes we market for sale. We truly believe it makes a difference in print material as well as online advertising.

For more information about Hickory Real Estate - visit our website at www.MikeKellyJr.com

If you want to see how beautiful we make your house look - give us a call 828-234-0479.