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Houses for sale on Daft

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  • 27-11-2009 11:31pm
    #1
    Rafa1977
    Closed Accounts Posts: 400 ✭✭


    Has anybody else noticed on daft that houses that are for sale, that have been there for a few months but then they are appearing as brand new ads??, I dont mean that the add has been renewed, I mean brand new add. I have noticed 3 in the past 5 days. As if somebody who is looking for a house for the past few months(like myself) isnt going to notice, it seems to be the same estate agent aswell, am sure that is just considence though!!!!


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    #2
    Senna
    Registered Users Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    Its not going to make much difference to someone like yourself who's watching the market.
    EA's do it for 2/3 reasons,
    House doesn't look like it been sitting on the market for ages.
    It keep the statistics looking better, Average house stays on the market for 6 months before being sold.
    It also keeps programs like PropertyBee from recording price drops, text changes, etc.

    Also most EA's can create as many new adverts as they want for one set fee, so it doesn't cost them anything.


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    bangersandmash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 686 ✭✭✭bangersandmash


    Happens all the time. As Senna says it's to make a property appear fresh, and also to ensure that it appears closer to the top of "date entered" searches.


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