News and views about real estate in Greater Hartford
Fabulous Friday Finds- More MLS Photos
Great news this week for home sellers and buyers in the Greater Hartford area. The CTMLS (the database most Connecticut real estate agents use to share information about your home) has increased the photo allowance from 10 to 20 pictures for each listing!
So, when you’re surfing Realtor.com or Raveis.com or whatever website you use to look at homes for sale, now you should be able view more pictures.
Obviously this puts more pressure on your real estate agent to provide quality photos. As a seller, make sure you ask your agent to see the photos of your home before they are released to the public…
This is actually a pretty huge deal. Agents skimping on photos and just getting by on 5-6 weak shots will simply look lame compared to a solid 20 photo spread.
I agree it’s more pressure, but ultimately this pressure is coming from the buyers to see more photos. I think if you’re a good agent you just got extra work to do on each listing, but your selling chances also grealty improved. Overall it’s a big win for good agents and the general public.