4,582,434
It depends. Really it does.
If it is a new listing an open house event may be the first time it is available to see and I may have expanded hours(12-5pm). These events can often have people waiting to see a property. It is accompanied by online/offline marketing. And usually lots of directional signs.
Typically open houses are two to three hours in length. The busy times vary based on a number of factors.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
1,728,256
Today, we are hosting one from 12-3pm. That is the sweet spot for time slots for us.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
809,258
What Wayne Martin said. And time wise when we did do them we usaly did 1-3 or 12-2. -Kasey
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,240,021
Usually 2 hours, occasionally 3. Most often, I do not hold open houses! Not a big fan, but in some areas they are highly effective.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kasey & John Boles
Boise, ID
1,712,776
My listing agent does Sunday 2-4. Normally when you set the end time that is when you have people coming in so you are there later.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,254,655
Typically 2 hours - 1-3 on Saturdays after kids' athletic events or 1-3 on Sundays after church.
I had 2 agents hosting open houses yesterday - one opted for the 10-12 slot and the other 1-3. The 10-12 open had very few visitors - the other one from 1-3, traffic never stopped!
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,221,377
I let my new agents host open houses.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Steve Higgins
Kelowna, BC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Teri Pacitto
Westlake Village, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
1,847,041
1 to 3 that's it.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,349,554
Not a fan of open homes. When I do host ... typically 1-4 or 1:30 - 4:30. The absolute best time would be when the perfect buyer walks in and makes an offer.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
913,568
Sundays 1 - 4 are most common here, but some agents do 12-2, 2-4, or 1-3, and some do same times on Saturdays during football season. Serious buyers will find the house with or without an open house.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,506,163
I've done 1-4 in the past and there was always a lul around 3. Now I do 2-4 and there isn't any down time.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
2,192,058
I just did a 1-2:30
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,772,587
I agree with Michael Jacobs
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
716,032
Most do early afternoon for 2 to 3 hours. Seems to work.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
3,071,489
Zero
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
5,583,328
we have all of ours from Noon to 2:00pm.... often they continue past 3:00pm...we don't leave until the traffic stops....
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
6,418,429
I go for the day, generally from about 10 to 7.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
3,383,384
When I do them I do them for two hours. Our local standard is 3 hours. If you schedule 2 hours, the buyers prioritize yours. I either do 12-2 or 1-3 on Sunday.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
3,589,741
2 hours typically. Timing depends on the neighborhood and location of home as well as time of year and what's going on in the community.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
808,279
It all depends on my clients and what works best for them. If it is an empty house then generally 1:30-3:30. I couldn't say what is the best time for traffic as I have had a lot of open houses with no traffic. Then are times where I have had people through from the time I start to well after I am suppose to be done.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
2,684,569
Southern tradition. Go to church, eat lunch, then visit Open Houses that afternoon.
I don't hold them anymore. No ROI.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,624,853
In my area, traditionally, it is 2-5 pm and 1-4 in winter times( does not really have too much sense since we do not have any winter). I'm hosting today 3-6 pm to escape a bit our Valley heat.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
290,969
We do a 3-hour Open House, and it's usually afternoons - yesterday we had 3 groups come through, and the temperature high was '110' - so 'never say never' Coal Infantino. One time we did a morning Open House (not in an age-restricted community), and no one came. This was a family neighborhood with a school nearby, so we figured we might see some Moms about, but did not. I do know other realtors that do morning Open Houses, but have not heard their feedback.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Abby Stiller
Cape Coral, FL
3,986,308
2 or 3 hours when I did them
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Allie Angeloni
Oro Valley, AZ
1,390,113
In our areas, open houses are always on Sunday from 1 to 4. No other time brings out buyers.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
599,734
Usually in the afternoon and for three hours. But I only do 1-2 a year because they are pretty useless in my community.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
4,800,132
Typically either two or three hours. And, everyone comes 5 minutes before the end.
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Margaret Rome Baltimor...
Pikesville, MD
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
2,456,854
When I hold open houses, they are usually two hours, starting at 1. I figure lunch is done by then, people are out and about running errands/etc at that time anyway. I also think if someone is truly interested in seeing the house, they'll be there between the advertised times, whatever they may be. An hour is probably long enough.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
3,863,492
One hour !
Most of the time they are at the same time of another scheduled scheduled appointment. I call them impromptu open houses.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
1,553,588
Years ago when I did them, I'd experiment with times in different hoods.
I like weekday evenings in high traffic areas, weekends for harder to find. I did 11am-2pm on weekends.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
4,319,773
Coal Infantino - no more than two hours - most likely 90 minutes only!
Depending on my lunch time, either it is 11:30-1 or 2-3:30.
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Margaret Rome Baltimor...
Pikesville, MD
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
787,865
2 to 3 hours, either Saturdays or Sundays
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
7,864,157
The typical time for open houses in our area is Sunday afternoon from 1-4. I do not hold open houses.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
1,231,853
In Erie, PA most opens are 1-3. Traffic depends on many factors, price, location, interest and sometimes the weather or other events such as July 4 or Super Bowl Sunday
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
5,027,904
In our area 1-3 pm on Sunday and there are always stragglers so add an 1/2 hour.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
2,784,716
11-2 unless an agent requests (and I agree) otherwise
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,434,177
1,241,879
As shrt as needed, I have a terrible time getting out. Last weekend I had a buyer who got lost made an offer.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
3,416,038
I like 1-3pm for me. 2 hour increments work well
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
902,038
I've done between two and four hours. The most traffic is usually before end-time.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
5,060,814
Commonly they are hours here, usually 1 - 4 or 2 - 5 on weekends. It's been quite a while since I have hosted one. I know some agents list evenings during the week, say 4 - 7, to get people coming home from work, etc.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
3,988,013
Assistants I work with generally work Sunday afternoon in 2 to 3 hours blocks. That seems to work in our area.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
86,514
Once again--it depends. Weekdays can be compelling--especially if the open house is on a street to a school. Get the parents picking up the kids. This makes for a short duration open house. If it is well placed consider weekdays as many relocation folks are here during the business week and may head open to visit the family on the weekends. Also, a sneak preview earlier than the standard time for neighbors works. We did a large "mail-direct" invitation to a large agricultural area for a high end property JUST for the neighbors and got tremendous turnout and great upper end leads. Also, agents looking for buyers give yourself a raise and hold open higher priced, well located properties.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
5,113,121
I don't do open houses. But I don't think they need to be longer than 2 hours. Traffic activity is probably very local.
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Coal Infantino
York, PA
5,877,475
Had one over this past weekend, and held it open from 12-3 pm and the house was FULL just before 2 and they did not leave until after 4 pm.
1,617,916
4,961,536
4,901,858
Typically from 12-2 or 2-5. Lately some of our agents are hosting them Friday afternoon from 5:30 - 7:30 with some pretty good response.
60,021
I find it so fascination how this group of all star agents always handle the same topic so differently. Thank you for all the input and I am planning to use a few of your strategies in my own marketing plans.
I typically run my open houses from 1-3. This allows for people to get out of church, wrap up brunch and get there in time. I find that the 2 hour window funnels people into this time frame and makes my time more productive. I prefer the buyers seeing each other to build a properties desirability.
The only time I change the window of 1-3 is football season. I check the local schedule and plan around the home team.