Broken Clocks and Stale MLS Photos

Out-of-Date MLS Photos

Poof!

One winter storm and 48 hours later, approximately 28,000 MLS listings in the Twin Cities (99.7% of the total Active properties) suddenly have dated, out-of-season photos.

And something like another 200 sorely neglected properties on MLS -- my estimate of how many still sport photos from last winter -- suddenly look fresh and updated.

What's that they say?

Broken clocks are right twice a day, and out-date MLS photos look fresh 3 months out of the year (or, if they're Winter shots in Minnesota, make that five months).

Stale Listings -- Late Spring Edition

Is it Too Late to Get an Extension?

OK, so it's not quite as bad has having an exterior shot with snow on a day that the Twin Cities hit 95(!) sticky degrees.

However, given that April 30 was one of the most hyped deadlines in the housing market the past year or so, I was taken aback to see a listing today that blared, "Still time to get tax credit!! in both the agent and public remarks fields.

Too tired to do an MLS-wide search, but I'd guess it's got company . . . .