January 07 2015
"L...is for the way you look at.... Listings?"
OK, so that might be a stretch, but click here to hear Nat sing while you sway with me and read through our tips for taking the listing photos that buyers love.
As we all know, if you really want buyers to fall in love with your listings in 2015, you need to make a mega-splash with your online listing photos.
Check out this quick slideshow and our tips below for creating a little more love for your listings this weekend.
Trulia research shows that visitors not only spend most of their time on our site looking at photos, but also that when it comes to pictures, having a single shot from your cell phone is not enough. Here are a few photo elements that mattered.
What does this mean for agents?
To create the listing love you need to sell during this market season, follow these five simple tips:
Buyers won't get the full impact of your listing's awesome kitchen if your seller's stuff is in the way. Here are three steps to taking great photos that uncover a property's killer kitchen:
Among these other varieties of listing photos that attract the best buyers, research has found that the front of a house is the second most important shot for helping it to sell, but snapping a drive-by shot won't get you the offers you need.
To get high-quality shots which generate buyer interest ...
If you browse through Trulia listings, you'll quickly find out that there are master bedrooms and then there are MASTER bedrooms. Here are two tips for making sure your photos capture the master feel:
Bathrooms are a great place to focus on when trying to add a luxury feel to your listings online. Paying attention to these small details can go a long way. Here are a few bathroom photo recommendations from street savvy agents like you.
For more guidance on how to take quality listing photos of bathrooms, check out these listing photo turn-offs to learn from other agents' mistakes about what not to do.
There's a difference between showing a space and showing off a space. In the spirit of the latter, the main thing that will take your living room shots from sufficient to offer-inspiring is your staging.
To make sure the time spent on prepping and shooting the living room is well spent ...
We all know photos sell homes, but the choices you make can have a huge impact on whether or not viewers click "contact an agent." Follow these 5 steps to create the photos that bring you closer to a commission.
This article was originally published on the Trulia Pro blog. You can find the original version of this article and more listing photo and staging tips here.