Terrible real estate agent photographs

Post by tiltowait » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:10 PM UTC

spi wrote: post #190

kleiba wrote: post #59

In my opinion, if anything, what makes these pictures less than ideal is the property itself which has nothing to do with the real estate agent. It's actually a net positive for potential buyers seeing all aspect of the object - what else should the agent do, hide unfortunate corners? Right, like anyone who actually cares to go and look at the property before buying it (so almost everyone) would not see these things…

I'm not sure we're looking at the same photos... for some of them, sure, you're right. But many are bad photos like those you mention, except more egregious (hence they deserve the place on that site). The "garden" in one picture is rather awful, but why put that plastic chair facing against the wall to make it creepy on top of that? Why take a picture half naked (or not half - thankfully we'll never know) in front o…

Post by glonq » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:11 PM UTC

mjb wrote: post #227

glonq wrote: post #217

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The British seem to have a well-established culture of "taking the piss" out of one's superiors, whereas the US seems to have zero tolerance for biting the hands of the corporate overlords who feed us. I'm saying that as a Canadian who is exposed to both cultures. Also sorry .

McMansion Hell isn't about taking the piss out of one's superiors, it's about looking down on the lower classes without the refined architectural taste of the author and audience. It's punching down.

Post by hereonout2 » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:13 PM UTC

swarnie wrote: post #158

Half of these just look like really terrible British homes people have died in. IE bought 40 years ago, never changed, the children just want a quick cash out now. I've viewed a dozen that would make it on to this blog this year alone.

Post by obblekk » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:15 PM UTC

Post by blowski » Fri, Jun 30, 2023, 4:24 PM UTC

al_be_back wrote: post #207

quietbritishjim wrote: post #155

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The second one is the fake bookshelves one (at least for me). I think that the house really has been lived in with that hideous wall. But yes there are plenty of bad staging photos, and at least one totally ridiculous photoshop (the sofa planted completely out of perpective and in front of a mirror that ought to be reflecting it).

well, either the 2nd photo is fake bookshelves (stock image, white-label), or it's a painting/decorating job gone horribly wrong lol