Let me put it this way.... I've NEVER sold a house from an open house and I've been selling for 26 years. All my houses are sold without open houses and my average DOM are very low.

Sellers like Open Houses. It can not hurt to have one. Yes I have sold properties without Open Houses

Larry, I've sold several homes at open houses - in fact, THIS YEAR! 

I sold many houses directly from the Open Houses.  I never liked doing them but they were effective so I did.   However, I've been retired for 8 years and things are way different now. I would be very hesitant to even do an Open House for safety and liability reasons.  

In the 25 years that I have been selling real estate I have sold thousands of homes.  I believe I can refer to two (2) Open Houses that can be claimed Sold due to the OH.  I'm not a fan. Seems it bebefits the Realtor not the Seller in the majority of cases. IMHO

That's what I think. Have never sold an actual open house.

It has been many years since I held an open house.

They work in some areas, but are usually a waste of time, and many times are used just to "train" newer agents.

I think most are held just to appease the seller.  I have sold many homes with no open house.

Larry, they don't seem to make much of a difference here locally. 

Question #1:  YES.

Question #2:  ALL OF THEM. I have never sold a home from an open house. I did get a crap done of buyers who I sold other homes too. 

A question that fits this: Does the agent double end or dual agency.  I do not. 

I sell many homes without an open house. Not all sellers want one. I've never had a house sell because of an open house. However, I do believe it gets people in the buying mood. Also, in this busy season, it helps get buyer's in the door while their agent may be busy showing homes to someone else. 

In new construction selling from a model they are great, other wise the open house works best at attracting other future clients. 

Of course.

In some markets 'COMING SOON' is all the front yard needs while other agents have their list, office, then their network and finally SOLD.

Open houses have many purposes. One that benefits the seller is limited access with visual confirmation others have great interest in this house. Last week while one visitor fretted over parking a trailer in the side yard, another submitted an accepted offer. It will be of interest to discover just what the motivator was.

This year, i'm not working much but sold two as a result of open houses.  One of my agents has sold three as a result of open houses.  I have sold homes without open houses, too.  Agents that don't do opens make my team look great.  

I sell homes all the time without an open house. 

I think it depends on the market you are in. A

Decades ago, the open was an event to behold and was like a watering hole for the neighborhood, sellers, buyers and the like. You have to ask this question: With all the technology that includes pictures, videos, drone shots, googling the neighborhood, comps, stats & opinions not to mention time and attention spans does open house browsing rate up there for must do? If I was to seriously purchase of course. Other than that....I wonder

Every agent/broker has a bit different marketing strategy.  There's room for diverse methods.  Houses sell without having an open house event and some will sell without ever being a part of the multiple listing.  It happens. 

Open Houses work better for some types of real estate than others. For example, they're the staple for multi unit new construction. If you watch the Agents selling on Reality TV they use Open Houses as a viable tool. When it comes to my area & residential real estate sales, the Open House is an attention getter- it attracts passer bys & neighbors, lots of folks who don't know what the price is or aren't in the market to buy. Yes, they could be potential future listings, but often they're not near ready cold to lukewarm-leads at best.  Open Houses are not my go-to for getting a house sold. The MLS & Internet advertising sell them fast & fine. By me, if a listing is "Hot" (aka - it has it all, look, location & price) then you may sell it at the 1st Open House.  

Yes we have sold our own listings witthout holding open house events.

99.9% were sold without an open house.

I think it depends on the area. In my area, and during the years that I did residential, they did not work.

#1) No I do NOT believe they only serve the agent. I have sold homes BECAUSE of the open house.

#2) Yes I've sold homes sight unseen Larry Lawfer .

Of course sold homes without doing open houses, but if the client wants them you do them.

OH's are often set up for the agent, but no, they don't ONLY serve the agent. Yes, many homes sell without OH's; some sellers don't even want them.

I've never held an Open House in my entire career so, YES!  My Sellers hire me because of that as they fully understand how this business works.

I only do broker's opens and I don't get much response at public opens.  And no, I  have never sold a house as a result of an open house (when I did do them)

You have to study your market area. Some areas open houses are a waste of time and some they are very beneficial. It pays to know the difference.

Yes we've sold lots of homes without doing any opens.

Open houses are business opportunities.

House sell whether they are held open or not.

I have sold houses to buyers who have come to my open house.

we have sold homes from open house events....we have secured new listings from visitors who live in the area of the Open House Event, after they listen to our conversations with potential buyers...

and we certainly sell homes without ever having an open house...no all homes should have an open house... 

They serve many purposes and many homes sell before the open house.

I've sold several homes at Open Houses. And have sold plenty of homes without ever having an open house.

One's considerations will become their reality. For those that decide they don't want to do Open Houses and that they are just for the agent to pick up buyers - they won't have any homes that sell when they "have" to do an open house for that seller that wants them to be happening. For those agents that believe that open houses are both a great way to get a home sold and pick up buyers and more listings - because that buyer that came to the open house also has home to sell will have the homes they hold open sell to someone that came. Of course not always, not every time. But the point is that one's considerations are senior and will bend the universe to align.

It goes both ways Larry. Always did. Nothing new.

All of our houses are sold without an open house component. Unless you count videos as round the clock, open houses on demand. Because they are and not limited to a couple of hours on a weekend afternoon hanging out, waiting for lookey loos to stroll by and check in Larry Lawfer !

Every market is different, I have sold many homes without open house

There’s been a paradigm shift caused by Buyer Agency Contracts. Most Opens have impressive numbers of buyers attending who were sent by their Agent . So there are times where we actually had 4 showings take place during those 2 hours in addition to mete I represented consumers stopping by

Larry ~ I have sold many homes without an Open House, but I have also held an open house and had someone come through who loved the property, came back that evening or the next day with their agent and then written an offer.  I see my responsibility to the seller as getting as many people to see the property online & in person as possible, as the more people that look at a house the sooner we get an offer and the better it will usually be.  Most people don't write an offer without actually walking through the house, so I do my best to get them into it.  It's a local thing, but here in Northern VA, open houses work.

Ever sold a house without an open house event?  YUP!  ALL OF THEM!! 

Only been at it for two years now as an agent, but I've never sold a house through an open house. I came close once, but the buyer then waffled. I don't think they're neccessary and only do them when a seller requests them.

Have never sold a house WITH an open house! 

Larry, we are condo people and we don't do open houses.

Yes. price is the King.