Hasn't dual agency kind of gone the way of the dodo? Most of what I read says that buyers should have their own agents.
Maybe that's only true in some places? I wonder.
Meanwhile... my puzzlement over signs.
I've been thinking that most buyers today have a buyer's agent and do not go
directly to the listing agent to buy a house.
Why, then, do at least half of the real estate signs I see in our area feature the agent, not the agency?
The signs I see are on highways or county roads where people are not going slow. And the ONLY thing that jumps out in large print when driving past is the name of the agent. Not the agency, not a phone number, just a name and sometimes a photo. The rest is in much smaller print.
In our town there is only one real estate agency left. There were 6 when I opened my office way back when, and 3 left when I sold it. Now there's just one. As a result, there are signs from agencies in Sandpoint, Coeur d'Alene, and even Spokane.
With new signs appearing all the time, local people don't automatically know which agency is represented by a sign of a certain color, etc. They need more information.
In my mind that means the agency name should be prominent on those signs!
Otherwise, interested parties are forced to turn around, go back, and pull over to the side of the road to read a sign. Even if they want to use the listing agent, they first need to find out where to find that agent!
Is this just going on here, or in other parts of the country as well?
I'm curious. I'm also curious about why they're doing that, so if you know, please share!
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