the look isnt going to go inexpensively.... i find the stone to be the least attractive of the 3 finishes....i'd say lower the price and you'll be golden.

(i actually thought the stone was photoshopped on... its just sitting there in another dimension. if this is happening in the listing photo as well, i'd say take off the stone facade.)

Paint the top beige part gray the color of the stone. If your house has not sold in 2 years it is one of two things. The location stinks or you are way over priced. I have a feeling it is the later. Houses are selling like hot cakes. Your house should not be sitting on the market at all if priced right. Reevaluate the comps and price you house according.

We are priced right for our area and its a very desirable location. Unfortunately, we have had 4 accepted offers. Last year fall we lost one due to because of a mold issue, (repaired) another financing issue. This year one couple went completely through with the inspections which were fine but got cold feet and backed out. The most recent one was a nightmare of unreasonable negotiations. We have had feedback from several designers and buyers based on the "tudor" look being too specific. According to them the buyers wanting a house in our neighborhood are young families needing a larger home but feel the "tudor" look it dated. Our neighborhood is very established and" tudor" look and "contemporary" homes take much longer to sell. The homes range from 400K to 1.5M in our development. Maybe the exterior photo wasn't my best photo lol The stone definitely isn't photoshopped. When you say paint the upper portion gray are you referring to the stucco part and/or the wood trim also?

i feel for your bad luck, i recently shared a story about the seller of my house... who had 2 collapsed offers, the housing bubble burst, and she brought it back on the market 6 months later, at a 10% discount, (well, whatever 899K to 799K is ) and got 5 offers in one day, ours was accepted, yay.

your price is too high. you can't pretend your house is as valuable as houses that are looks du jour. unfair, yes. but its how it works. at the right price, if it was easy to change, someone would buy and change it. you need a *compelling* price.

the reason i dont advise you to try to change it is this: its not going to be easy (or you would have done it...) and for you to spend a lot of money to redo the front would mean you'd have to guess just what someone else wants to buy, without a price drop.

if you want to sell, drop the price. if you want a 'best price, eventually' then i'd probably think about that stone. i like tudors, actually, but the stone work is the wrong color for the wood and stucco.

I agree that there is no inexpensive way to get rid of your house's look aside from residing the to half, and doing something different with the bay window. For that cost you would be better off embracing the look and making it an updated version of itself. Best way to do that will be with paint.

Currently the stucco and stone and siding colors are all really fighting each other. The stone being what it is, I would use that as the basis of a new color scheme. Pick a light color out of the stone and paint the stucco that. Then I would consider a darker, less red brown for the siding. You might even consider a dark, slightly warm gray. Those changes alone would greatly improve the house. And the light gray/dark gray will give the house a more current vibe.

Definitely make sure your house is in the best condition it can be within a reasonable cost and staged well to sell. But if that still isn't doing it, it's time to get the opinion of a realtor (or another one) and/or and appraiser as to what price will sell your home.

Without totally restaining the house I think the bare minimum you could do is paint the stucco a color that works with the siding, trim and stone. Right now it looks more like there are three pieces of the house all stuck together. I would look to do a taupe (gray/brown) on the stucco that ties everything together.

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I would also remove the black wrought iron storm door. Nothing says "unsafe neighborhood" more than those type doors.

Really nice looking house and yard except ... that light color stucco upstairs … ICK.

Paint everything that is now that ick color -- and the white garage/shed, too -- the same dark color as the cedar siding.

See the tree trunks in your yard and how well they blend with the stone? That's the direction you need to take with the peachy stucco. That warm color is messing with what could be a pretty nice looking house.

I am also a 15 year Realtor, so I understand your frustration. If you do not want to take on the challenge...List and Market with an allowance to be given at closing for the new owners. This will allow them to pick the colors they prefer. When it comes to pricing since I'm not an expert in your specific market, please remember if you are carrying a mortgage, multiply every month you don't sell by how much your monthly carrying cost are, then soul search to see if a few thousands during negotiations outweighs the end result. Just remember to be flexible, because you're seller's today but will be buyer's tommorrow. Best of Wishes for a quick sell.

From a Desinger prospective, a grey/taupe in line with the exixting stone is desperately needed for the stucco portion of the property. And if the feedback is it looks dated, go the extra mile and take on the entire house...don't let a few thousands keep you from earning more at the closing table, with a swifter marketing time. Happy Decorating!