Thomas, I have always thought that home with more and better photos sold better and faster.  WE know that staged homes sell faster and for money too!  Doesn't it just amaze you just how many homes that are listed have HORRIBLE photos very few of them? 

It is appalling and endemic

I see it a  lot. 40-50% of the listings have horrible photos. It reflects poorly on the Realtor and broker. Often we re-photograph the home and email new pics to the listing agent when we stage a home. If they put them up on the MLS (they sometimes don't) the listings ALWAYS increase.

Adding new photos breathes life into a listing! 

Thanks for the stats. This is very useful info!!

Great post Thomas. It makes sense since buyers are deciding on which home to look at based on the photos. If the photos are not good the home will not get as much traffic as it needs to and therefore will get lower offers.

Great info! With such great advancements in technology it's becoming easier all the time to do your research online and shop from the comfort of your own home. It not only saves time, it releases a certain pressure and actually makes it more fun. I'm a true believer multiple photos. It helps buyers get a true sense of a home without ever leaving their desk.

That's awesome info; thank you for sharing! All the more reason to hire a Stager to maximize the photo op's.  P.S.  I flagged this for a feature!

Thanks for the great info!  Very interesting.

Good article and very true!  Joan

Looks are everything in real estate.  It is so easy to snap and load a picture that I can do it!  It amazes me how many homes listed do not have even mediocre photos or show photos of dirty and cluttered spaces, seen Zillow in our area lately? YUK.  You always put out great info.  Thanks

Thomas, I am now a stager, but was a realtor in a declining market.  There were so many houses on the market that I had to eliminate some of them.  If there was no picture I passed.  With the information out there on how to market and sell a home I cannot believe how many agents still don't put picutes in the MLS.  Don't give me the excuse "I didn't have time".  With digital cameras there is NO EXCUSE.  And how many pictues of bathrooms still have shots of the toilet seat up!!!!!PLEEEEASE!!!! Get a clue!  One day I am going to do a seminar on how NOT to market a home.  I have started at file of pictures that would make you cringe. 

Thomas, Thanks for this, would be a great link to put in a newsletter. For the life of me I do not understand listing a home on the internet and not adding photos, thats why people are "looking" on the internet first