Connecticut Real Estate, My view

I remember the days when we used polaroid cameras to take a single photo to display a listing in the local MLS. When one hour photo developing became a reality, I switched to a simple point and shoot film camera and drove to Walmart at least once a week to have the photos developed. We'd mail them into the MLS and someone would scan them for display on the MLS website.

Today digital cameras make a real estate agents life much easier. We shoot a bunch of photos and upload the best ones to the MLS. Simple, yes? End of story.

Not exactly. There are still agents resisting the whole digital photography thing. (Probably the same ones that won't use an electronic lock box but don't start me down that path.) Despite all the statistics about how photos sell houses, there are still homes with one single photo or worse yet, no photo at all. In the past, agents were fined if they didn't post a photo within two days. I'm not sure why that isn't happening now. It should be.

If an agent posts a cute little sign that reads "Photo coming soon", how long is a reasonable time to expect to see a photo? How soon is soon? If I were a seller it wouldn't be soon enough. Just a tip for sellers. If a buyer's agent sees only one photo or no photo, they assume the home isn't photoworthy. And that is not a good thing.

Blog Photo is of my very nice listing on 7 Ferryview Drive in Gales Ferry.