http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/01/25/fizbers-to-use-flickr-for-marketing-their-homes-online/ hot online real estate trends and new FSBO techniques Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:00:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/01/25/fizbers-to-use-flickr-for-marketing-their-homes-online/comment-page-1/#comment-14255 Jeff Paul Internet Business Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:33:16 +0000 http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/01/25/fizbers-to-use-flickr-for-marketing-their-homes-online/#comment-14255 I need a comprehensive web marketing strategy designed to attract new prospects, convert leads into sales, and maximize the lifetime value of your customers I need a comprehensive web marketing strategy designed to attract new prospects, convert leads into sales, and maximize the lifetime value of your customers

]]> http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/01/25/fizbers-to-use-flickr-for-marketing-their-homes-online/comment-page-1/#comment-3438 online home appraisal Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:18:47 +0000 http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/01/25/fizbers-to-use-flickr-for-marketing-their-homes-online/#comment-3438 Good info. I didnt know they used that to sell homes. Good info. I didnt know they used that to sell homes.

]]> http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/01/25/fizbers-to-use-flickr-for-marketing-their-homes-online/comment-page-1/#comment-1862 Russell Carnahan Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:13:10 +0000 http://fsbo.fizber.com/2008/01/25/fizbers-to-use-flickr-for-marketing-their-homes-online/#comment-1862 I agree that ANY real estate sales site must have pictures or customers will not spend much time on the listing. This is a great advantage to sellers My concern (and yes I am a real estate agent) is in todays market, an analysis of properties sold one year ago will not reflect each individual market's values. Other issues are the legal aspects of transfering property, such as disclosure documents, mold, lead, asbestos, etc. Selling it yourself may save money as long as you don't have a future legal battle. Even if you get a buyer for a property, there is now a court case against a real estate agent for the buyer paying to much for a home, and they lost value in the market. The agent provides a local comparative market analysis (CMA) to verify the value of the seller's property. Another issue of selling yourself is the scope of advertising Fizber.com gives. I don't know how many OTHER websites the property gets advertized on. I hadn't heard of this site until the above article, so wouldn't have performed a search on the site. Realtor.com is the #1 public real estate site for listings, but it doesn't matter where the home is advertized if people don't see it. Most buyers can get realtor services at no cost to them, the seller pays the fee for services, so why wouldn't they? Realtors are going to look on the MLS service, some of us also look elsewhere on the web for private sale properties, but then we have to find them, often by luck. Sorry for the ramble, here is my last point: According to the National Association of Realtors, an agent-listed home will sell for 16% more than a FSBO. Buyers will offer lower prices because they feel the seller is saving the money, so they can sell it for less. So to sell a home faster, get better market exposure, and sell it for a higher price, the FSBO sites may only increase a seller's frustration. I agree that ANY real estate sales site must have pictures or customers will not spend much time on the listing. This is a great advantage to sellers
My concern (and yes I am a real estate agent) is in todays market, an analysis of properties sold one year ago will not reflect each individual market’s values. Other issues are the legal aspects of transfering property, such as disclosure documents, mold, lead, asbestos, etc. Selling it yourself may save money as long as you don’t have a future legal battle. Even if you get a buyer for a property, there is now a court case against a real estate agent for the buyer paying to much for a home, and they lost value in the market. The agent provides a local comparative market analysis (CMA) to verify the value of the seller’s property.
Another issue of selling yourself is the scope of advertising Fizber.com gives. I don’t know how many OTHER websites the property gets advertized on. I hadn’t heard of this site until the above article, so wouldn’t have performed a search on the site. Realtor.com is the #1 public real estate site for listings, but it doesn’t matter where the home is advertized if people don’t see it.
Most buyers can get realtor services at no cost to them, the seller pays the fee for services, so why wouldn’t they? Realtors are going to look on the MLS service, some of us also look elsewhere on the web for private sale properties, but then we have to find them, often by luck.
Sorry for the ramble, here is my last point: According to the National Association of Realtors, an agent-listed home will sell for 16% more than a FSBO. Buyers will offer lower prices because they feel the seller is saving the money, so they can sell it for less. So to sell a home faster, get better market exposure, and sell it for a higher price, the FSBO sites may only increase a seller’s frustration.

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