Episode 111 | Conditioning vs Feedback: What Every Seller Needs to Know

About this episode

Peter O’Malley and Ciaran O’Brien discuss the critical differences between genuine buyer feedback and agent conditioning in real estate sales.

In Episode 111, Peter O’Malley and Ciaran O’Brien unpack one of the most important issues sellers face during a sales campaign: the difference between genuine buyer feedback and agent conditioning. They explore how some agents win listings with overblown price expectations, then try to walk vendors back through negative commentary, and how sellers can spot the difference. It is a practical conversation about pricing, trust, market shifts, and the questions every vendor should ask before signi...

People in this episode

Host: Peter O’Malley

Guest: Ciaran O’Brien

Topics covered

• seller feedback
• agent conditioning
• pricing strategy
• trust in real estate
• market shifts

Keywords

• seller feedback
• agent conditioning
• real estate
• pricing
• market shifts

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