--- title: "Stale Listing Refresh Video | ListingVideosAI" url: https://www.listingvideosai.com/listing-videos/listing-moments/stale-listings/ last_updated: 2026-10-13 --- # Listings that have sat: refresh the presentation with a video As days on market climb, buyers start to wonder what is wrong with a home, and showings tend to slow once a listing has been visible past the first few weeks. The usual levers are price, condition, access and presentation. A finished listing video made from current photos is a presentation refresh that gives you a reason to put the home back in front of buyers and agents. ListingVideosAI makes that video from the photos you choose, with no new shoot, and returns it 24 to 72 hours after you send the listing. A video refreshes how the home is shown. It cannot fix a price that is out of line with the market, and it should not be presented as if it could. [Create a Listing Video](https://app.listingvideosai.com/sign-up) ## Refreshing a listing that has slowed 1. **Audit the gallery like a stranger** Scroll the listing as a buyer would. Note the photos that are dark, repetitive or out of season, and the rooms buyers ask about that the gallery does not show well. Choose a set that answers those questions. 2. **Upload to a new listing** Create a listing in ListingVideosAI and add the refreshed selection, up to 20 photos. JPEG, PNG and WebP files are fine. 3. **Confirm and line up the relaunch** Confirm when the photos are right. While the video is prepared, plan the refresh: new first photo on the portals, updated description, a note to agents. The video comes back 24 to 72 hours after you send the listing. ## Ways to restart interest in a listing that has sat A refresh works when buyers can see something has changed. These are the practical moves agents combine with a video. - **Change the first photo**: The lead photo decides whether buyers click. If the current one is a flat front view, swap in the most inviting room or a better exterior angle. - **Address the objection in the photos**: If buyers say the home feels small, include wide frames of the main rooms. If they say it feels dated, include photos of any updates the seller has made. - **Update photos for the season**: Snow in a spring listing or a bare garden in summer tells buyers the home has been sitting. Use current exterior photos if you have them. - **Send the video to agents with active buyers**: Agents who showed the home or have buyers in the range are the quickest route back to showings. - **Pair the refresh with a price review**: If feedback points to price, the refresh is a good moment to discuss it with the seller. Presentation and price work together. - **Improve showing access**: Homes that are hard to show get fewer visits. If access is limited, talk with the seller about wider showing windows. ## Why listings go stale - **The first weeks get the most attention**: A new listing draws its strongest interest early, when buyers already in the market see it for the first time. - **Days on market send a signal**: Buyers and their agents read a long time on market as a sign of overpricing or a problem, which can invite lower offers. - **Price is the usual cause**: When a home sits, price relative to recent sales is usually the first thing to examine, before photos or marketing. - **Out of season photos date a listing**: Exterior photos that no longer match the season tell buyers how long the home has been for sale. - **No filming trip**: The video is made from still photographs you already have; you do not need to arrange a new shoot for the refresh. - **You choose the story**: A good set covers the exterior, the main rooms and the details that make the home recognizable, and you choose which photos tell it. ## Diagnosing a listing that has sat | Symptom | Likely cause | Refresh move | |---|---|---| | Many views, few showings | Photos or price not convincing | New lead photo and a video | | Showings but no offers | Price or condition | Price review with recent sales | | Few views at all | Price band or weak first photo | Check search bands and lead image | | Feedback says too small | Tight or dark photos | Wider, brighter frames | | Out of season exterior | Listing up for months | Current exterior photos | ## What is a listing refresh video? A listing refresh video is a property video added to a listing that has been on the market longer than expected, to give buyers a new presentation of the home and a reason to look again. With ListingVideosAI it is made from current listing photos you choose and returned as a finished video for your review. _It is not a relisting under a new number or a way to reset days on market. Those are MLS questions with their own rules._ ## Questions about listings that have sat ### Will a video bring a stale listing back to life? It gives you a new presentation and a reason to reach buyers again. If price is the problem, the video alone will not solve it, so review price with the seller as well. ### Should I change the photos or just add a video? Often both. Replace the weakest or out of season photos, change the lead image, and use the refreshed set for the video. ### Can I withdraw and relist to reset days on market? That depends on your MLS, and many MLSs have rules that track cumulative days on market. Check your MLS rules rather than relying on a relist. ### Who should see the refreshed video first? Agents who showed the home and agents with active buyers in the price range. They are the fastest path back to showings. ### How soon can the refresh go live? The video arrives 24 to 72 hours after you send the listing, so you can update the photos and description first and add the video when it is reviewed. ### Does a refresh need a plan? No. A single video works for a one-off refresh. If you refresh listings regularly, the Pro plan is $79 per month, 10 listing videos. ## Related moments - [Price reduced](https://www.listingvideosai.com/listing-videos/listing-moments/price-reduced/): When the refresh includes a new price - [Seller updates](https://www.listingvideosai.com/listing-videos/listing-moments/seller-updates/): Explaining the refresh to the seller - [Expired listings](https://www.listingvideosai.com/listing-videos/listing-moments/expired-listings/): If the listing runs out - [Winter listings](https://www.listingvideosai.com/listing-videos/listing-situations/winter-listings/): Seasonal photo choices - [Create a real estate video from photos](https://www.listingvideosai.com/create-real-estate-video-from-photos/): How the photos become a video - [All listing moments](https://www.listingvideosai.com/listing-videos/listing-moments/) ## Give buyers a reason to look again Pick the current photos that answer buyers' questions, create a listing and confirm it alongside the rest of the refresh. 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