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7%

7% -- sale price premium for home listings using the word 'breathtaking' (2007)

2007  · University of Texas at San Antonio (Ronald Rutherford)

Home listings that used the word 'breathtaking' sold for 7% more.

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7%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2007
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home listings using the word 'breathtaking'
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
University of Texas at San Antonio (Ronald Rutherford) Primary Tier B
https://trendbroker.blogspot.com/2007/03/word.html ↗
Confidence: 53/100 Vintage: 2007 Channel: Deep Crawl
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WORD!
Researchers Say Certain Descriptions Help Sell Houses, While Others Hurt San Antonio Express-News (TX) (03/01/07) Hiller, Jennifer Real estate experts say word selection and phrasing plays a large role in how long a home stays on the market. Ronald Rutherford, a professor of finance and real estate …
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Academic research by Ronald Rutherford, University of Texas at San Antonio, on real estate listing language

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home listings using the word 'breathtaking': 7% sale price premium. Source: University of Texas at San Antonio (Ronald Rutherford) (2007). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/breathtaking-listings-sold-7-percent-more
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