Your home has been sitting for months. The showings slowed down weeks ago. Your agent stopped calling. Now you are wondering if the real problem is the market, or the person you hired to sell your house. Both are possible. This guide walks through how to tell the difference and what your options are once you know.
Is it the market, or is it your agent?
Rule out the market first. Homes in the Orlando metro currently sell in about 48 days on average. That is up from 40 days a year ago, according to Redfin data from May 2026. A slower market than 2022 is real. Good homes can take longer than sellers expect, even with strong marketing.
The difference is degree. A home sitting 45 to 60 days in this market is not unusual. A home sitting 90, 120, or more than 150 days with few showings and no price strategy conversation is not a market problem anymore. That is an agent problem, and it is fixable.
What are the real warning signs it is time to switch agents?
Bad communication tops the list. If weeks pass with no update, or every update feels like a form text with no real information, your agent has stopped working your file. You should hear from your agent on a regular schedule, not only when a buyer happens to make an offer.
No seller reports is another sign. A seller should see real numbers on showings, feedback, and online views on a set schedule. Vague reassurance that "things are moving" is not a report. If you cannot say how many people viewed your listing last week, your agent is not tracking it. Or they are not sharing it with you.
No strategy calls after 30 or 60 days on market is a bigger red flag than most sellers realize. A listing that stalls needs a real conversation about price, photos, or staging. Silence at that stage usually means your agent has moved on to other clients and left your listing on autopilot.
New or part-time agents struggle here most. An agent juggling real estate around a second job cannot run open houses and follow up on every showing the way a full-time professional can. Ask directly how many transactions your agent closed in the past year. Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation keeps a public license lookup. You can check how long an agent has held their license before you ask them anything else. A brand new license is not automatically a problem, but a brand new license with no team support behind it often is.
Weak showings and marketing round out the list. No professional photos, no lockbox activity for weeks, an open house nobody attended and no one followed up on afterward. These are not bad luck. They are signs the listing stopped getting real effort.
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Agent versus team: what is different?
A single agent is one person managing every buyer, every seller, every showing, and every phone call alone. When that person is sick, on vacation, or simply overloaded, your listing waits. A team spreads that load across full-time agents who back each other up, which is the entire reason accountability works differently.
| What sellers experience | Typical solo agent | The Erica Diaz Team |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | One person, often unreachable | Full-time team, always someone on call |
| Seller reporting | Informal, if any | Weekly seller reports on every listing |
| Accountability | Self-managed, no oversight | Internal accountability meetings on every file |
| Marketing | Standard MLS listing | In-house marketing team, Zillow Premier Agent and Showcase |
| Experience level | Can vary widely, part-time common | Every agent full-time, Top 1% in Florida |
| Track record | Rarely public or verified | $700 million-plus closed, 800-plus five-star reviews |
The reviews are not an accident. Every client gets weekly reports and a team checking in on their file. It is never just the one agent who happened to answer the phone that day. That structure is why the Erica Diaz Team has built more than 800 five-star reviews. It is the same structure that would work on your listing from day one if you switch.
Can I fire my agent while my home is still listed?
Usually, yes, though the process depends on your listing agreement. Most agreements run 90 to 180 days and technically bind you to that agent for the term. In practice, many brokerages will release a seller early if you ask directly and the relationship clearly is not working. Start by re-reading your signed agreement for the cancellation terms, then have a direct conversation with your agent or their broker.
If you are close to your listing's expiration date, it may be simpler to just let it expire and relist with someone new right after. Either way, this is worth a conversation with a real estate attorney or a new brokerage before you sign anything else. Terms vary by contract and by brokerage.
The Erica Diaz Team has closed more than $700 million in Central Florida sales and holds 800-plus five-star reviews on Google and Zillow. We are a Zillow Premier Agent team recognized by the Orlando Business Journal. We review every active listing internally every week. That happens whether or not a seller calls asking why nothing is moving. If your home has been sitting, meet the agents behind those reviews and get a straight answer on what is actually holding your sale back. You can also browse active Central Florida listings to see what is selling around you right now.
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Data and legal sources: Days on market data via Redfin's Orlando housing market report, based on the three months ending May 2026. This post is for general information only and is not legal advice. Listing agreement terms vary by contract and brokerage. Consult a Florida real estate attorney or your brokerage directly about canceling a specific agreement.
