Are Real Estate Lawn Signs A Waste of Time...?? Carlisle, PA.

Yes, signs are worthwhile. The more impressions that people have of your name, the more likely they are to hire you! I still get calls on signs. Plus, it does help buyer's agents identify the property as they tour around.  

Hi Maria Sapio - I have found signs to be very valuable, especially in high traffic areas.  

Signs are still very important, people drive around on the weekends and it prompts a call to me or to a friend or family member, and as someone else noted, it helps identify the property when you are going to show it... I had someone call me from my yard sign to list their house... so I still consider them valauable advertising.

Maria,

We had a sign go up on a highly trafficked intersection.  We had so many great calls.  

I don't think one should look at a sign as a way to sell a property.  The NAR stats are just for that.  Signs are a great way to brand yourself, and show your visibility in the neiborhood. They are marketing you, and they are way cheaper than spending your valuable time on line.  A

No doubt in my mind Maria Sapio  sign call are your best calls they already like the outside of the house and if the house is in their budget you just may have a sale

I too think a for sale sign helps confirm the house is one the market. Even if they find it on the Internet, they like to drive by and see if it is really for sale.

Not only buyers...others who are thinking of selling see your signs as a "sign" of a successful agent!

Hi Maria - Debbie Reynolds reblogged this and I came from her post.  Here's what I commented there, no reason for me to write it all again :-)

I've actually never thought the yard sign was going the way of the dinosaurs. We still get tons of sign calls and contact info from text riders, so it is clear that even if a buyer searched online first they still get out and drive around.  Sometimes another property brings them to the neighborhood but they find another home because of the yard sign.  Her (your) stats are interesting though, I wouldn't have thought they were that high for driving around.  -Kasey

These are interesting statistics to share. The best restaurants usually have very attractive signs.

I would say they are still very important. They alert neighbors that may not have known the house is for sale. They help buyers coming to a showing to identify the property easily. They advertise the agent...the more the name is seen around town the more people remember it and consider the agent familiar.

It is a free billboard for your business so what is on it is important.