Homebuyers need to stop looking at properties on their phones and ensure they go and actually view potential new homes.
That’s the message from property search firm Stacks, which says house hunting is not an activity that can be undertaken from the sofa.
Obsession
“House buyers’ obsession with online property portals is undermining their chances of securing the right home,” Stacks says.
“Despite homebuyers spending an average of six hours a week scrolling property websites, many fail to carry out even a single in-person viewing.”
Not optional
Ed Jephson, Director at Stacks Property Search says: “Physical viewings are not optional – they are essential.
“Online listings frequently mislead, whether through flattering photography, poor angles, or omissions about roads, neighbouring land, noise or the character of an area.
“People think they’ve been looking for a year, but when you ask how many houses they’ve actually seen, the answer is often none. They’re destined to be always searching, never finding,” he says.
“A house that looks like an eight out of ten online can turn out to be a six in real life — and equally, a six on paper can become an eight or even a ten once you’re standing in it.”
Many of the best homes never reach the portals at all.”
And Clare Coode, Regional Director at Stacks, says: “Many of the best homes never reach the portals at all, selling before being listed publicly to buyers who have built personal relationships with local estate agents, or those who have used buying agents.”
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