I am not a fan of REDFINS HOT HOME here is why

[Anonymous]

HEREIS WHY

It causes people to panic and over pay for a house. Hot home my a!

[Anonymous]

here is the deal you get excited that a home you are looking at is a hot home, you offer full price it is all psychology. when you could easily have gotten the same house for 20k less

[Anonymous]

Two more lame posters who can't buy a house in the metro area

[Anonymous]

op here and you are A redfin agent I get it, get people excited to buy a home and they wil pay more lol

[Anonymous]

There's one "hot home" now that had sat on the market for awhile in the fall. I guess it finally got an offer but it fell through and has been delisted. We went to see it last fall and it smelled like an ashtray even though it had been repainted and the carpets all replaced. I find it hard to believe that it is going to sell quickly.

[Anonymous]

How does the home get that designation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's one "hot home" now that had sat on the market for awhile in the fall. I guess it finally got an offer but it fell through and has been delisted. We went to see it last fall and it smelled like an ashtray even though it had been repainted and the carpets all replaced. I find it hard to believe that it is going to sell quickly.

I find it hard to believe that you ever took an English class

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does the home get that designation?

simple it is based on how many views and how many favorites and how many redfin tours

[Anonymous]

All the hot homes go quickly in the McLean and pimmit hills area. It was to do with price point and smaller sizes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:HEREIS WHY

It causes people to panic and over pay for a house. Hot home my a!

But redfin is "tiny" and "not a player" (right?!)

[Anonymous]

I also think the "hot home" designation has something to do with the price (not just how many favorites/tours/etc) as sometimes houses come on and are basically instantly designated a hot home. I have been seeing houses designated as "hot homes" that have clear, significant problems and where the list price does not adequately reflect those problems (in other words, if the house was in good condition/not located right next to the highway/etc. it would be a great deal -- but given the specific characteristics of the house, it's not a great deal and often is overpriced). And then they sit.

[Anonymous]

Agents who work in and understand neighborhoods know the hot houses

Redfin's not home is a data driven means to drive viewers to its website. It's like a Zillow Zestimate, slightly useful but not a reflection of reality

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does the home get that designation?

simple it is based on how many views and how many favorites and how many redfin tours

If it includes how many views, any redfin listing posted here would automatically be a hot home. Even if we were making fun of it.