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Which gets a better result?

Open house events vs traditional viewings — the data.

Traditional viewings lack urgency, competition and structure. Our open house events create all three. Here is exactly how the outcomes compare.

The numbers

Open house results — at a glance.

90%
sell at the open house on the day
14
average days to sale agreed
3.2×
average offers per property
98%
of agreed sales complete
Feature by feature

The full comparison.

Factor
Traditional viewings
Our Agents open house
Buyer urgency
None — no deadline
Day 14 — built-in deadline
Visible competition
None — buyers view alone
Real — buyers see each other
Buyer qualification
Rarely checked
Every buyer pre-qualified
Offer quality
Often below asking — no pressure
At or above asking — 89% of cases
Number of offers
Usually 1, often none for weeks
3.2 average per open house
Time to sale agreed
42+ days industry average
14 days — our average
Fall-through rate
28% industry average
2% — pre-qualification effect
Seller experience
Weeks of disruption and uncertainty
14 days — clear, structured, certain
Why it works

The psychology of controlled competition.

Urgency drives decisions

A fixed open house date creates a clear deadline. Buyers who might have delayed a decision are motivated to attend and make an offer. The structured timeline removes the procrastination that kills traditional sales.

Visibility creates confidence

Buyers who see others viewing feel more confident that the property is desirable and competitively priced. This reduces low-ball offers and increases the likelihood of offers at or above asking price.

Competition protects price

Multiple interested buyers on the same day means sellers are never negotiating from weakness. When buyers know others are offering, they put their best offer forward — not a test offer they expect to be rejected.

Sell with controlled competition.