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Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

I love a yellow house- would actually love to live in a yellow house. I think a lavender house would be a difficult house and when we lived next to a turquoise house in Gainesville Fla even as an eight year old I thought that was an unfortunately house.

Mar 22, 2015 10:41 AM
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Dipti Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
On a team with Praful Thakkar

Yes - to an extent.

Aug 04, 2018 10:29 PM
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Lawrence "Larry" & Sheila Agranoff. Cell: 631-805-4400
The Top Team @ Charles Rutenberg Realty 255 Executive Dr, Plainview NY 11803 - Plainview, NY
Long Island Condo and Home Specialists

We sold a deep purple house with pink shutters that was on the market by with another Realtor for a long time. Our client was from out of the country and thought it was a remarkable color. Proves there's something for everyone!

Mar 23, 2015 11:42 PM
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Eric Kodner
Madeline Island Realty - La Pointe, WI
CRS, Madeline Island Realty, LaPointe, WI 54850 -

Ugh! How about homes with dark interiors, such as dark brown wood paneling or dark, dull surfaces in a home with poor window location.

Homes like those are hard to photograph (it takes light to photograph a subject, right?) and are also tough to sell.

Mar 22, 2015 11:29 AM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Pink with black and orange trim!

other than that color doesn't get in the way a lot.

Mar 22, 2015 10:34 AM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

See I was just going to say I hate yellow houses as they were popular 'lucky' in the 70's supposedly. They just don't age well ....

Hardest color to sell was a pepto bismol pink ranch foreclosure that I tried to sell. Damn ugly, that's what it was!

I did write a post once about Benjamin Moore's Butt Ugly Blue ......

Mar 24, 2015 05:56 AM
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Gene Riemenschneider
Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA
Turning Houses into Homes

I'm not sure what is the best to sell, but I know ugly when I see it.  Around here we have a lot of stucco homes.  Having a stone, brick or wood facia or accent on the front really helps the home look a lot better.

Mar 24, 2015 04:08 AM
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Annette Thor
Connecticut Homes and Commercial Fairfield Cty,CT reinct.com - Westport, CT
Residential & Commercial Real Estate Broker in CT

Its not only the color of the house you want to sell, but also in the neighborhood. I had a listing next door to a hideous lavender house, on what would have been a half million dollar street and it took 3 years to sell that house.  More than a few buyers commented on the big purple home....ugh

 

Mar 24, 2015 02:57 AM
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Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Paul, pink and Smurf Blue are two hard colors to sell.  A 2,500 square foot two story home in our market is easily $8,000+ for a paint job and it is something that most buyers don't want to deal with if the colors are not to their liking.  It seems like the more personalized the exterior paint color the less likely the seller is to paint it or offer a credit.

Mar 24, 2015 12:22 AM
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Dana Basiliere
Rossi & Riina Real Estate - Williston, VT
Making deals "Happen"

Dark blue, purple or pink are hard sells. Yellow, red, tan, green (not too dark) and of course white are easier sells.

Mar 23, 2015 11:41 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Bright yellows and blue houses do not sell well in my market. Greens and browns and ever deep reds are doing well. I work with one builder that is adventurous and is not afraid to try bold colors. The buyers are responding positively.

Mar 22, 2015 11:49 AM
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Russ Ravary ~ Metro Detroit Realtor call (248) 310-6239
Real Estate One - Commerce, MI
Michigan homes for sale ~ yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

Yes an odd color or a color that is uncharacteristic to the neighborhood can be detrimental

Mar 22, 2015 10:10 AM
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Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

We had a pink house in town. Now it's blue. A nice shade of blue. It was known as the pink house. It was a rental. A friend of mine actually rented it. The color didn't keep it from being rented. I've never really had this come up. 

Mar 22, 2015 09:43 AM
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David Saks
Memphis, TN
Broker / Industry Analyst

If the color is pink it might create an issue for the buyer depending on the location. If it's Fire Island it would probably be ok.

Mar 22, 2015 09:19 AM
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Hi Paul Henderson the only color home that we consistently have an issue with is a Blue home.... that's the truth!!

Mar 22, 2015 09:15 AM
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Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Paul Henderson I tell my buyers to look beyond that. However, how many other agents do that? So, answer is - yes, it does hurt, if the color is something that most buyers will not like.

Mar 22, 2015 08:48 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

First impressions are important.

Jan 01, 2020 11:29 PM
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Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

It can.  Any color that stands out negatively.

Jul 01, 2018 05:48 AM
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Shanna Hall
Real Estate Solutions - Kirkwood, MO
I love selling houses!!!St. Louis, MO 314-703-1311

A client of mine bought a red house and then told me that red houses are the hardest to sell...  His dad owns a siding company- might be some truth to that- we bought the house at a great price and he is planning on painting it!

Mar 25, 2015 11:19 PM
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Kimo Jarrett
Cyber Properties - Huntington Beach, CA
Pro Lifestyle Solutions

Homes painted purple, turquoise and maize are most difficult to sell IMO, yet, a smart buyer wouldn't have any issue with the color of the home.

Mar 25, 2015 07:30 AM
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Flavia Brown
310-702-6335 - Manhattan Beach, CA
Realty One Group United

Dark or medium blue turns off most buyers. Very light blue is pleasing. Paint Mfgrs. shouldn't even make pink paint:) 

 

Flavia Brown

3 Leaf Realty

Manhattan Beach, CA

Mar 24, 2015 02:52 PM
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Flavia Brown
310-702-6335 - Manhattan Beach, CA
Realty One Group United

Dark or medium blue is a turn off for most buyers. Very light blue is usually okay. Paint manufacturers shouldn't even make pink paint:)

Mar 24, 2015 02:48 PM
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Rob Thomas
Prestige Homes of The Tri Cities, Inc. CALL....423-341-6954 - Bristol, TN
Bristol TN-VA & Tri Cities Agent, ABR, GRI, e-Pro

Paul Henderson ....I would have to say purple or pink ....luckily I have not had one yet!

Great question!

Mar 24, 2015 12:07 PM
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Linda Metallo DiBenardo
RE/MAX Impact, Lockport, Illinois - Lockport, IL

Blue is a tough sell on a home.

Mar 24, 2015 07:47 AM
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John McCormack, CRS
Albuquerque Homes Realty - Albuquerque, NM
Honesty, Integrity, Results, Experienced. HIRE Me!

It's all earth tones in Albuquerque. Anything bright sticks out like a sore thumb and gets no action.

Mar 24, 2015 07:46 AM
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Suzanne Strickler
Realty Mark Associates - Havertown, PA
School is never out for the Successful.

Paul ~ I taught an MCE class a few years ago, that addressed this very question. The study, done by a company that I can't remember, revealed that blue houses were the hardest to sell as opposed to white houses which appealed to the masses.

Mar 24, 2015 05:32 AM
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Theresa Akin
CORPUS CHRISTI REALTY GROUP - Corpus Christi, TX

I have seen some HOA subdivision with some of the ugliest colors. i hate the ones that are magenta and cobalt blue, mustard yellow with brown trim. Everyone has a preference and you don't dare say anything. Just show the house and hope they make an offer. You don't have to live in it!

Mar 24, 2015 04:57 AM
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Doyle Davison
Hawaiian Beaches Hawaii - 714-968-6767 - Huntington Beach, CA
30 years as your Concierge services listing broker

Pink or Yellow are a listing agents nighmare... sorry Lise Howe 

Mar 24, 2015 04:46 AM
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Rob D. Shepherd
RETIRED - Florence, OR
RETIRED

Thats where living in an HOA comes in handy! 

Mar 24, 2015 04:14 AM
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Amy Hahn
Pine Knoll Shores Realty - Morehead City, NC
Realtor/Broker - Crystal Coast, NC

Here on the beach, everyone wants the bright, cheery, beachy colors.... The most difficult color house I ever sold was Barn Red :-)  

Yellow and Carolina Blue are real popular in our area and my house is yellow.

Mar 24, 2015 04:06 AM
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M.C. Dwyer
Melody Russell Team at eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Felton, CA
MC Dwyer-Santa Cruz Mountains Property Specialist

Here in the woods, all too many homes (in my opinion) have brown stained siding.    If there's not enough sun, the home can appear smaller because it fades into the background - yet, people still buy them all the time.

I'd have to agree the pink/turquoise/blue/purple exterior paint colors are harder to sell, particularly if they stand out as exceptions compared to their neighbors.

Like Lise Howe I just love yellow homes - in fact have owned two and am still living and loving one of them.    Have a client's yellow house up for sale now and am expecting multiple offers today!

Mar 24, 2015 03:49 AM
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Rose O'Reilly Sievers,CRS,SRES
Carlsbad, CA

Paul, I had a rental townhome last year and the owner had painted the living room, master bedroom and bath hot pink.  She had purple drapes.  Most renters objected to the colors.  I had her paint it beige and I got it rented right away.

Mar 24, 2015 03:14 AM
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Jill Watts
Realty Pro, Inc. - Vancouver, WA
A Luxury Experience at Every Price Point!

Yes, the outside color does have a substantial effect. Especially when buyers think of the cost and the trouble to repaint! I have a listing with salmon pink on the outside and turquoise trim. No matter how I take the pictures, the home is still salmon pink. It's an awesome home and the owners just have their own flair for life!

Mar 24, 2015 02:33 AM
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Sylvia Jonathan
Coldwell Banker Platinum Properties - Irvine, CA
Broker Associate, SFR

Purple will cause most buyers to calculate the price of painting the house and deduct it, no matter how new the purple paint is. 

Mar 24, 2015 02:09 AM
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TERRY DRISCOLL
MAINE HOME REALTY - Bath, ME
REALTOR - Buy or Sell in Any Season!

Bath, ME is filled with historic homes, in historic hues.  Here, I don't think it is so much the home's color, as it is the complexity of the paint job.  We've had highly decorated Queen Anne's or Gothic Revivals that were hard sells because buyers viewed the elaborate exterior color schemes as too expensive to maintain.  There was a Victorian several years back that the Seller re-painted, from a multi-colored, highly detailed scheme, to grey with white trim and then it sold.

Mar 24, 2015 01:32 AM
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Judy Wirth
Retired - Byron, IL
Retired

The dark brown with "off gold" accents is a dreary out of date color here as well as the dark brick with almost a rust color paint. They definitely scream 70's and buyers seeking the new look without having to paint right away are turned off.

Mar 24, 2015 01:13 AM
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Jim Paulson
Progressive Realty (Boise Idaho) www.Progressive-Realty.info - Boise, ID
Owner,Broker

Many years ago, I had a listing with gray interior walls that was hard to sell as many people said it was kind of depressing.  Now, several of the new home builders in our area are going with light gray interiors.  I just say stay neutral on the subject after I had a client select lavender walls and raspberry carpet for a custom home that I thought would be horrific, but it was magnificent.

Mar 24, 2015 12:10 AM
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Rochelle Kretchmar
GenEquity Mortgage - Lewisville, TX
Simply Irresistible Staging

 In all the years I have been in Real Estate in one role or another, I have noticed a blue home, carpet, paint - seems to be a color that people either love or hate. 

Mar 24, 2015 12:09 AM
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Lisa Bullerman
Keller Williams INTEGRITY - Lawrence, KS
NE Kansas Realty Specialist

My vote is blue.

 

Mar 23, 2015 11:59 PM
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Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Blue is, IMO, a color for interior rooms, especially bedrooms.

There was a luxury home in Bowie that was simply impossible to sell.  They sold with a negotiated $25,000 price reduction to pay for the repainting of the exterior.

I'm in a rural area and the best colors are white, off white.  Also popular are the ochre colors in all hues.  Very popular in Early America.

 

 

Mar 23, 2015 11:45 PM
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Teri Pacitto
Compass - Westlake Village, CA
Real Estate, Your Style...Your Home...My Specialty

Fortunately our local area has fairly strong city regulations which help with property values by enforcing the rules regarding colors, upkeep of homes and more. I have seen some homes however that attempt to go with approved colors and end up in hues of pinks and mauve which are deal killers for an exterior color. Some colors also fade out to these shades in the Southern California sun so one must also be careful about the original color choice. So I'd say pinks and any pastel color for a home is not a good choice.

Mar 23, 2015 11:37 PM
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Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

How I love purple....BUT....

Mar 23, 2015 11:27 PM
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Holleay Parcker - Spinnaker Realty - Serving Clients From Corolla to Hatteras
SPINNAKER REALTY LLC - Kitty Hawk, NC
With 14 Yrs Experience in Outer Banks Real Estate

I live on the Outer Banks of NC, a beach resort community. During the boom, we saw a lot of builders begin using Caribbean colors on their new construction homes. I find that it's tough work to sell a pink house.  :)

Besides, our environment (salt air, high humidity, etc) is hard on deeply saturated colors, such as dark blues and greens.  They just don't hold up over time and need repainting sooner than the beige and other natural tones.

Neutral beiges appeal to the most buyers in my market.

Mar 23, 2015 04:36 AM
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Dianne Goode
Raleigh Cary Realty - Raleigh, NC
Realtor/Broker

Hi Paul.  I've always heard "Buyer's blues" --- don't paint your house blue!   I sold a blue house a few years ago, the first thing the new owners did was paint it.

Mar 22, 2015 10:49 PM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

Across the street from the 'Babe Ruth' house was a Florida bungalow painted deep space blue then lime green trim and with a matching lime green mailbox. Yahoo!

Folks leaving the house stood at the end of the sidewalk FROZEN.

When I incorporated the retired art teacher, a 40 year resident of the community, into the back story, the issue was resolved. The prospect buyers actually crossed the street to chat with her about the community.

A popular color in FL is 'Salmon' that to the eyes of those moving from the land of the frozen choosen is translated PINK. Selling a PINK house is not easy.

Mar 22, 2015 10:47 PM
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Captain Wayne - Rowlett Real Estate School
Rowlett Real Estate School - Panama City, FL
Rowlett Real Estate School / Owner and Instructor

I think color makes a big difference Paul.  The lighter colors seem to do best.

Mar 22, 2015 02:33 PM
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Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

Basic colors are the hardest to sell.  Primary: Red Yellow and blue.  Secondary: Orange, purple and green.

Mar 22, 2015 02:30 PM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Paul,

Screaming MIMI colors, or dirty looking colors...A

Mar 22, 2015 01:49 PM
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JoAnn Moore
The Mortgage Market of Delaware - Georgetown, DE
Home Loans in Delaware

I have heard blue homes are very hard to sell. I also have heard that a yellow door helpsto sell a home as it is warm and inviting.

 

Mar 22, 2015 09:27 AM
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Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho
Sandpoint Realty LLC - Sandpoint, ID
North Idaho Real Estate - 208-255.6227

Believe it or not have seen more than one purple up here out in the woods.  Even if only driving by to another it tends to set a poor feel for the neighborhood overall.  Mark

Mar 22, 2015 09:00 AM
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Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

I think more than it huirts, it attracts the buyers who like outside the box homes. I just sold a half a million dollar home that was olive green with lavendar shutters and a deep purple front entry.  Not just the door either, the whole front entry...

 

Mar 22, 2015 08:48 AM