MOSO

Does anyone know if any real estate agents' websites exist that show things that we take for granted in the UK such as floor plans, room sizes etc...?

We are struggling to find such info anywhere. Any ideas?

janeyk

have you tried open2view? plenty of pics not much in descriptions as people tend to wander round open homes

MOSO

Yes I've tried open2view, but you don't get room sizes or floor plans or even photos of all the rooms to get a proper idea of what the house is actually like.

asiatic

Try house builders rather than real estate agents.


or how about...http://www.viewitnow.co.nz/30322

Batty

Hi - the reason there are no floor plans is that they have to be paid for - Open2View for instance charge between $200-$300 depending on the size of the house. That's in addition to the $200-$300 for photography! And the thousands for advertising! So you can see why people wouldn't necessarily go for the floor plans. I've been trying to push it for ages but ...

Markk

Well, I work for Open2view and I charge $400 for photos AND floor plan. Auckland is more expensive though.

I don't really understand why people would think that was expensive for a professional service? From my experience the agents/vendors often complain about the price even though it is the most cost effective bit of advertising they will pay for. Certainly it's chicken feed compared to the other advertising costs that the agency pays for up front. The problem, in my mind anyway, is that there is a conflict of interests between the agency and good value advertising. Most agencies would rather have their profile in the local paper or their own agency mag (and no doubt get paid for doing so) rather than give the vendor the best value.

I'm always on at agents to take the floor plan option as it will pay off with expat/overseas buyers. I might as well be talking to myself most of the time!