🏡 The Mystery of the Stalled Listing
Why Do Some Houses Sit on the Market for Months While Similar Ones Sell Instantly? 🧭 Introduction Scroll through any real estate app long enough and the pattern jumps out. One house sells in a weekend with multiple offers. Another, nearly identical, lingers for months. Same square footage. Same neighborhood. Same number of bedrooms. Same curb appeal at first glance. Yet one vanishes while the other gathers digital dust. This isn’t random. It isn’t luck. And it definitely isn’t just about price, even though price gets blamed the most. Homes don’t sell instantly because they are perfect. They sell because they feel right to buyers at the exact moment buyers are deciding. That feeling is shaped by psychology, presentation, timing, and expectations far more than most sellers realize. Understanding why listings stall while others fly reveals how buyers actually think, how markets really behave, and why small details quietly determine momentum. 🧠 Buyers Decide Faster Than Sel...