Browsing Archive: October, 2009
Posted by Scott DuBose on Monday, October 12, 2009,
Here is an interesting study by VHT.com, a company in the Chicago area, which suggests that professional photography provides several advantages over properties being marketed without professional photography:
- Home with professional photography are perceived to be worth 12.9% more- Home with professional photography are 3X times more likely to sell within the standard listing period- Respondents were 7X more likely to visit a home with professional photography 
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Posted by Scott DuBose on Sunday, October 4, 2009,
A picture may be worth a mere 1,000 words in other circles, but in real estate, it enters the realm of deal or no deal. With an estimated 80% of home buyers starting their search on the Internet, photos are to home sales today what curb appeal used to be: the place where first impressions are made.According to a National Assn. of Realtors survey of the Web features that buyers found "very useful," 83% mentioned photos, 81% liked detailed property information and 60% named virtual tours. Every d... |
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Posted by Scott DuBose on Sunday, October 4, 2009,
VANCOUVER
— Photographer Russ Heinl is known for his aerial work on five films and 11 glossy
picture books, including the popular Over Canada:
An Aerial Adventure. But these days, he says, he's busy in the helicopter
taking bird's-eye photos of sumptuous real estate.
In the past three months, the Vancouver Island-based photographer
has shot about a dozen houses priced from $7-million to $28-million, all in British Columbia.
"Business is going crazy," Mr. Heinl says of his real-estate
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Posted by Scott DuBose on Sunday, October 4, 2009,
Property preparation for photos
Outside
- Vehicles and garbage cans should be removed from the driveway and front of the house.
General
- Turn all inside lights on. If twilight shoot, all exterior lights should be turned on.
- Valuables not included in the sale of the home should be out of view. We can edit/smudge expensive artwork on the tour. Please tell us ahead of time.
- Open window blinds and drapes to reveal the view unless your real estate professional has advised y...
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