Days on market and new Charleston MLS numbers
It's that time of year again when sellers and their Charleston real estate agents trade in their old Charleston MLS numbers for a spiffy new one. Last year, Charleston MLS numbers began with 29 and this year, fresh new listings begin with 10. So if you don't want your home to appear to have languished unsold on the market, withdrawing and relisting with either your previous agent or a new agent will get you a new number that makes it appear that your home was just listed.
But it isn't necessarily a new listing and a quick look at the listing history will reveal that fact except that the public who is searching for Charleston real estate online can't view the listing history.
And then there is the age old question, does days on market really matter.
Probably one of the most asked questions by a buyer is how long has this house been on the market. And just because it's been on the market a long time doesn't mean there is anything wrong with the house. It may have been overpriced. It may have had tenants who didn't conveniently allow showings or were kind of messy so the home didn't show nicely. Or once in a while, there could be something wrong with the house.
Thousands of listings expired or were cancelled at the end of last year and many of the new listings that have come on the market in recent days are not really new listings. There is always more to the story than meets the eye.