open houses: How to Work An Open House
- 01/03/13 08:29 PM
This is an encore and revised post that I wrote a few years ago. Since it is a new year it is a good time to prepare for successful open houses. In Manhattan open houses work. I realize in some markets they don't work. This post is about working an open house not whether they work or not. How to Work an Open House
Treat it like a business meeting. Dress like you’re making a presentation…because you are. It’s irrelevant what the list price is on the property; all sellers—of mansions or of studios—deserve to have a professional represent … (84 comments)
517 West 144th Street Apt #8 Mint Renovated 3 Bedroom 1 Bath @ $349,000* Open House 12 noon - 1:00pm (Hurry take the "A" train or (#1, B or C) - the quickest way to get to Hamilton Heights, way up in Harlem
11 West 108th Street Apt. #33 2 Bedroom 1 bath @ $350,000* Open House 1:30- 2:30 PM Manhattan Valley - Upper West Side - Location, Location, Location (off Central Park West )
517 West 48th Street Apt. 5F 2 Bedroom 1 Bath @ … (7 comments)
open houses: Open Houses: Make Them Work! Work Them!
- 08/29/10 01:06 AM
Lenn Harley posted a re-blog recently: Open houses - Stop lying to your client in response to an anti-open house blog that accused agents that do open houses of lying to their clients. I left a comment with 20 reasons why open houses work in Manhattan. There have been many of these angry anti-open house blogs lately and it's really getting OLD! Enough already! Open Houses work in many markets. So rather than arguing why open houses work, this post is about how to make open houses work. How to Work an Open House
Despite the rain, cold and dreary weather open houses were mobbed today on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Buyers are out and buyers are buying. One pre-war 2 bedroom condo priced at $1,399,000 must have had about 40 people when I arrived with my buyers just 15 minutes after it opened. About 30 people were at the 2 bedroom 2 bath apartments on the third floor of a post-war full service luxury building. One 2 bedroom condo that came on the market the beginning of the week at $1,150,00 that I showed Wednesday evening is already in contract … (5 comments)
Recently I've noticed a change in Activerain. It's the tone of some bloggers, they're angry arrogant and hostile. Opinions and personal experiences are written as though they are facts. Commenters that disagree are attacked. Many posts have been written about "Open Houses" on activerain during the past year. Some agents loathe them some agents such as myself love them - I love to throw a party and to work a room. I never realized hosting an Open House was controversial. Last night I came across a blog bashing open houses … (84 comments)
open houses: May is Open House Month
- 05/03/07 05:30 PM
To reinforce spring as the home buying and selling season, Coldwell Banker has declared May as Coldwell Banker® Open House Month. As part of its Open House Month, Coldwell Banker will partner with Drexel Heritage to host an Open House Month sweepstakes throughout May. The grand-prize winner will receive $20,000 in Drexel Heritage furniture and a free consultation with an interior designer. Coldwell Banker will support the promotion with a television commercial that will air throughout May on such popular shows as "Extreme Makeover Home Edition," "The Amazing Race" and "Medium." The company will also drive awareness of the event through a … (0 comments)
This is an encore and revised post that I wrote a few years ago. Since it is a new year it is a good time to prepare for successful open houses. In Manhattan open houses work. I realize in some markets they don't work. This post is about working an open house not whether they work or not.
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