House of the Day: 482 East 16th Gets a Trim
This Ditmas woodframe just got $100,000 knocked off its price after sitting for eight weeks at $995,000. We suspect part of the problem was the craptacularly dark photos on the Corcoran listing. Depressing! We don’t see anything wrong with the house, though, and would think that it would attract some serious interest at $895,000. How…
This Ditmas woodframe just got $100,000 knocked off its price after sitting for eight weeks at $995,000. We suspect part of the problem was the craptacularly dark photos on the Corcoran listing. Depressing! We don’t see anything wrong with the house, though, and would think that it would attract some serious interest at $895,000. How about it, Flatbushies? Do you think this is priced to sell now?
482 East 16th Street [Corcoran] GMAP P*Shark
482 East 16th Street [Natefind]
yeah 2:27 is correct. no housing projects anywhere near this area. if, 9:17, you live nearby as you say you do then you should know that. And 16th street is about 5 blocks from the nearest Car repair shop so really, THAT is not an issue. Subway, however, still is.
actually there are no projects in this area… apt.’s, yes. you are misinformed. also many coops.
its not just the noise, but the vibration. i’m a block away off cia and this little enclave is just that, surrounded by projects, rentals and car repair shops… courtelou is ok, but in general, people who can afford to live here don’t walk much further than their driveway.
My Brown Harris Stevens broker provided a professional photographer to take the pictures of our place, and we’re not even a big 7-figure property. We’re just a co-op. But the pictures did the job, looked great, brought people in, and we just sold after being listed for just under two months. Not bad. As for Corcoran, I always notice and not just in the Ditmas listings, that their photos are really bad. Unless a house or condo/co-op gets lots of natural sunlight, you need a professional camera with a big flash on it, to photograph the rooms properly. No way around it. If a seller’s realtor won’t do it, he/she should go ahead and pay to rent the camera or hire a professional photographer themselves in a softer market like it is now. Great idea for a local photographer hobbyist with high quality equipment btw, to hire him/herself out to photograph real estate digitally at reasonable rates.
Or do they? I bet this house is not as dark as those photos suggest.
For 6% commission, I would want much much better photo’s, I don’t care how much traffic a site gets, those are really bad photos. They have no excuse especially with how easy it is to take a good photo w/ a simply $200 digital camera.. Professional or no professional, the agent could do better then that.
But on another note, those photos really do show how dark the house really is…
Yes, indeed. Those are not nice pictures. If I were the owner, I would insist on a whole new set of pictures, but then if I were the owner I would never have those blue plaid drapes and bedspread. I like that house, though.
The house is a bit drab but as someone mentioned prior…. a decent entry way into the neighborhood for those who can not afford the more expensive piece. There could be potential.
Dont know that Corcoran really fully understands the neighborhood…when I was buying in Ditmas they were not very helpful.
It depends on the agent but many of the Corcoran agents just use their own digital photos and throw them up on the site. I think they justify their 6% by the fact that their site gets so much traffic. Many of their agents also use professional photographers to be fair. It really depends on who you have.