Comments on: Should Real Estate Agents Photoshop Listing Photos?

By: Steamer » Blog Archive » Realtors pictures

Steamer » Blog Archive » Realtors pictures — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:48:10 +0000

[...] Should Real Estate Agents Photoshop Listing Photos? Oct 5, 2010 … I guess the real question is, should Realtor with bad photoshopping skills doctor photos. … [...]

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:10:46 +0000

I laughed the first time I saw this post and I laughed again this time. I just don’t understand why one would do this. Not only does it look downright stupid, it makes the agent look like a goof too!

By: Is This Beach House Porch For Real?

Is This Beach House Porch For Real? — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:50:56 +0000

[...] anything wrong with that, since this is a magazine and not a real estate listing, like we saw here–I just found it interesting to see how they changed things up. (It’s possible they made [...]

By: Cyle

Cyle — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:57:37 +0000

That looks terrible! Put some real furniture in there!

By: Charles

Charles — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:47:43 +0000

Terry makes a great point, about touching up photos. Realtors cannot remove items in the photo that are permanent. Personally I believe adding furniture with photoshop could also fall in an area that would get an agent in trouble. Buyers use the furniture in the picture to estimate the true scale of the room, so adding a large sofa that probably wouldn’t fit in the room in real life is deceptive. I agree a good Realtor will tell their seller the home is no longer a place they live, but an asset we are trying to sell, so with that in mind we need to make sure it shows like a model home.

By: Terry Kraemer

Terry Kraemer — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:37:19 +0000

Realtors should be extremely careful when photoshoping pictures. It is a lot easier to take good pictures that do not have to be photoshoped in the first place. If realtors would effectively express upon the home owner the importance of decluttering the home before you take pictures it will make their job a lot easier. If by some chance something gets overlooked while taking pictures, for example a set of keys on the kitchen countertop distracts the otherwise beautiful picture, then by all means take it out. Don’t remove things that are permanant for example a electric pole. That is deceiving. Dont change the color of a room. If the home owner paints then by all means take new pictures. Realtors have a responsibility to be honest. They are in the business of selling houses; not manipulate the truth.

By: Virtual Staging: Yea or Nay? « sketch42

Virtual Staging: Yea or Nay? « sketch42 — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 14:19:33 +0000

[...] Draft By Nicole Cohen, on October 30th, 2010 A few weeks ago, the lovely Julia from Hooked on Houses wrote about a new tool that Real Estate agents have been employing to help them sell apartments: [...]

By: Kenny Tate

Kenny Tate — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:54:12 +0000

Great post! I am all for staging a home for it's best first impression but I can't imagine "shopping" the photos. It is almost like the Glamour Shot Agent photo on your card. If you show up in person and the house is not as it appeared it really makes you want to find out what else is being covered up! .-= Kenny Tate´s last blog ..Investment Property of the Week for October 15- 2010 =-.

By: Lisa T.

Lisa T. — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:37:26 +0000

This agent didn’t do themselves any favors. The stuff they put in is so out of scale, it makes the rooms look smaller. Really bad idea for any listing in my opinion.

By: Sketch42

Sketch42 — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:43:25 +0000

Oh god. I actually think it made the house look worse. I cant see the bones of the house, because all I see is fake stuff! .-= Sketch42´s last blog ..A Painting Realized =-.