14 viewings booked on day one, and only 1 further a week later

MysteryMe

skm1981 said:

I'll see what comes of Saturday, but he's just not followed through on a lot of what he said, unless I wasn't listening properly.  He said that we would get a premium listing on Rightmove, we didn't.  Said they like to list houses on Wednesday evening as this seems a good time, this didn't happen.  Told me he was going to list it on the Thursday, by 10.30pm it still wasn't on any of the property websites.  Messaged him, he told me he had uploaded it to the portals, but must be a delay their end.  Not buying that.  Maybe one of them, a delay, but he listed on 3 different sites and it didn't go on any of them until Friday morning. 

Told me our house would be advertised on all of his social media pages, it hasn't been.  Said we'd get a 360 video of our house and an actual walk-through video, but we just got the 360.  So unless I got all of that wrong, he definitely hasn't followed through on his end of the deal, but then he doesn't get a penny until we sell.  So I'm not sure I'll be singing his praises like a lot of people.  

 If there are that many discrepancies between what you recall he said and what took place I doubt it's a case of you getting it wrong unless you suffer from some kind of short term memory loss. I think you need to let the agent know from the outset that you would like him to provide those services such as walk through video and coverage on social media pages that he said he would provide as these services were one of the reasons he was appointed.  I would also follow up that discussion with an email so there is no confusion on his part.  

steve866

I’ve got to be honest, going to a viewing and seeing someone else there just before or after does make a difference to me and I do feel more pressured when it comes to offer time. 

MysteryMe

One thing I noticed from doing car boot sales was that stalls that had people viewing items attracted more people. The more people browsing the more chances that someone would buy.  If it was quiet I would often stand in front of my stall looking like I was browsing.  Portraying something as desirable does have an impact on people,  it is human nature. It's why multi millions is spent on advertising despite most of us saying it does not influence us. It's not going to make someone buy a house that is not suitable for them obviously but if it is a house that lives up to expectations knowing X numbers have viewed and seen evidence of that will come in to play. 

Crashy_Time

steve866 said:

I’ve got to be honest, going to a viewing and seeing someone else there just before or after does make a difference to me and I do feel more pressured when it comes to offer time. 

When they are wearing a mask it kind of spoils the magic IMO.

seradane

When we bought out current house the agent played the 'Oh there's lots of interest, if you want it you'll have to move quickly/offer high' game. In our case though we were skeptical as the market was slow and had seen no signs of all this interest she claimed, and in the end our slightly low offer was accepted.

However, if you've been to a viewing where there were appointments either side of yours, and maybe the agent even drops hints that he's got viewings booked "all day", if you are considering making an offer, you'll assume some of the others may be interested too, and be much more likely to make a good offer.

So I think on the whole it's not a bad tactic, although sounds like everything else has been a bit of a mess!

eve824

I think the pressure of block bookings probably works for most people. Personally I dislike it and tend to ask agents how many offers the property has on the table which in theory they cannot lie about (but, many I bet do). That's all that matters, not how many viewings there are.

OP - we had this with our house. 6 viewings booked within 24 hours of listing (went live Thurs aft) and then only 2 more booked in the week after. We sold to one of the original 6 viewers in the end but it was a bit strange!!

ripley81

If I loved a house, thought it was a good price, and knew there was even only one viewing on the same day (let alone several) it would make me put in a really good offer straight away. The first time this happened, there were lots of offers and I missed out, even though I offered well over asking. Second time, I made sure I had the best offer. IMO both houses had been undervalued however. So if a house is priced competitively and would be desirable to many buyers, then this is a good tactic from a vendors point of view. But I think it very much depends on the house and how it’s priced. 

GaleSF63

seradane said:

When we bought out current house the agent played the 'Oh there's lots of interest, if you want it you'll have to move quickly/offer high' game. In our case though we were skeptical as the market was slow and had seen no signs of all this interest she claimed, and in the end our slightly low offer was accepted.

However, if you've been to a viewing where there were appointments either side of yours, and maybe the agent even drops hints that he's got viewings booked "all day", if you are considering making an offer, you'll assume some of the others may be interested too, and be much more likely to make a good offer.

So I think on the whole it's not a bad tactic, although sounds like everything else has been a bit of a mess!

Like other forms of advertising (which is what it is, really), it works for some people and not for others. The EA either thinks this is a better way of doing it or maybe it's just the easiest or  least time-consuming way for them. 

babyblade41

Me personally as a seller I much prefer block viewings...  keeping the house in pristine condition is a PITA so if I had that many booked then it doesn't really mater if a few drop out . 

happysellerbuyer

Your agent has done well. This drives competition. If a buyer likes, they are pretty much pressured to offer, closer to the asking price.