Did the Daylight Savings Change Put a Damper on Your Open House?

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I ran to a few open houses Sunday, and wondered if turn-out was lower because people were thrown off by the Daylight Savings change. One agent told me he had to cancel TWO open houses in Preston Hollow: the homeowners had plumb forgotten about the change and were not ready. Others I went to were slow. So I ask you, does the time change in the spring (losing an hour) or fall (gaining an hour) affect your open houses? Should you just not have an open house on these weekends?  In fact, what are the BEST weekends for open houses?

Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.

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  1. Pablo Carbona on March 12, 2012 at 10:57 am

    I do NOT have open houses on spring forward day because it seems no one ever shows up!

  2. Pablo Carbona on March 12, 2012 at 10:57 am

    I do NOT have open houses on spring forward day because it seems no one ever shows up!

  3. Mitch Owens on March 12, 2012 at 11:15 am

    Shouldn't the agent have reminded the homeowners re the time change?

  4. Mitch Owens on March 12, 2012 at 11:15 am

    Shouldn't the agent have reminded the homeowners re the time change?

  5. Wyman on March 12, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    Laura Bush and a lot of other people were at the Dolly Johnson Antique show in Ft. Worth Fri/Sat…

    • Kathy Harris on March 12, 2012 at 1:38 pm

      I had a busy open house yesterday from 2-4p in Sparkman Club. Must have had almost thirty people. They started coming the minute I opened the house!

  6. Wyman on March 12, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    Laura Bush and a lot of other people were at the Dolly Johnson Antique show in Ft. Worth Fri/Sat…

    • Kathy Harris on March 12, 2012 at 1:38 pm

      I had a busy open house yesterday from 2-4p in Sparkman Club. Must have had almost thirty people. They started coming the minute I opened the house!

  7. Sharon Quist on March 12, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    Besides people fearing the weather was going to be iffy and the time change, I believe it was also the beginning of Spring Break for some schools.

  8. Sharon Quist on March 12, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    Besides people fearing the weather was going to be iffy and the time change, I believe it was also the beginning of Spring Break for some schools.

  9. Kevin Day on March 12, 2012 at 6:40 pm

    People still have open houses? WOW!

  10. Kevin Day on March 12, 2012 at 6:40 pm

    People still have open houses? WOW!

  11. Ed Murchison on March 16, 2012 at 10:10 am

    I think it is more about the house and the neighborhood. I held an open house on Sunday and had a great turn out…and got two offers!

    Ed Murchison

  12. Ed Murchison on March 16, 2012 at 10:10 am

    I think it is more about the house and the neighborhood. I held an open house on Sunday and had a great turn out…and got two offers!

    Ed Murchison

  13. Tom Branch on March 21, 2012 at 10:06 am

    We had over 75 people through a Sunday Open House in west Plano.

  14. Tom Branch on March 21, 2012 at 10:06 am

    We had over 75 people through a Sunday Open House in west Plano.

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