Home Listings: 10 Terms That Can Kill a Sale

Ann Brenoff
Updated

Sorry Shakespeare, but a rose by any other name isn't always a rose. We live in an era where spin rules and sellers drool, and sometimes the language we use in listings actually hurts our chances of a quick sale.

Buyers in today's market look at dozens more homes than ever before (because they can) and expect a bargain (because they'll get it). And they never ever want a house that isn't in tip-top condition. As such, how your home is described in the listing seriously matters -- and there are words that should simply be banned from your verbiage unless you want to have that "for sale" sign parked on the front lawn for a couple more months.

Those words are:

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