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Lots of viewings, no offers. What can we do?

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DoItWithABrokenHeart · 10/06/2024 22:04

Been on the market 6 weeks and have had 32 viewings in that time. Three bedroom semi in a village. Not many come up in our area (none have sold in our street for eight years) but plenty of the same size within a 15 minute drive. I think we are priced low to sell.

Most of the feedback has been really positive. Several have said they love it but want to check out the area / plan to make an offer but need to sell / intend to make an offer but then vanish / like it but want to think through.

Only one person said it was overpriced. One didn’t like the area. Another wanted a larger garden (it’s 100 foot deep so not tiny). Negative comments have been minimal.

The EA said they are frustrated as we’ve had more viewings than any other property on their books and they don’t understand why we don’t have an offer.

The pictures online aren’t great but they aren’t putting people off viewing. We don’t want to reduce the price as again, people are viewing and saying they will make an offer. If we reduce too much we can’t afford our onward move (we have a property we love).

I won’t post a link as don’t want to be outed.

I’m just not sure what to do. It’s mentally exhausting and we seem to have a viewing every other day. We just want to be able to buy the property we’ve found but feel stuck in limbo. I’m also suck in my job as need to stay to get the mortgage as moving to a new role would be risky as not sure I can get a mortgage while on probation.

What else can we do?

OP posts:
Mildura · 23/01/2025 13:13

Hieroglyph · 23/01/2025 11:41

Dropping the price just to reach a lower 'price bracket' results in a DOUBLE reduction as in the new price bracket it will be at their upper limit and then they will expect to have offers accepted into the bargain.

Edited

Although given the OP isn't receiving any offers at the moment what other options are there?

(However as the original post was made 6 months ago hopefully the OP has had some luck by now)

fingertraps · 23/01/2025 13:17

SheilaFentiman · 11/06/2024 07:58

I don’t understand the idea that you would only allow first viewings from people who have already got an offer on their house.

Wouldn’t the offerors on those houses want to know that their vendors had found a property to buy, using that logic, and then nobody goes anywhere?

No, the done thing is you sell first and then look for your onward.

SheilaFentiman · 23/01/2025 13:22

I don't think there is a "done thing" but there we go.

FYI this thread is six months old, so hiding it now.

Doris86 · 23/01/2025 16:35

Sunnyandsilly · 11/06/2024 07:10

If people are viewing but not offering it is sadly the price op, it means when they get in the door they don’t feel it’s worth the money.

Yes exactly this. For the right price any house will sell.

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