Do you not have real estate agents in your country? Like 90% of real estate is sold by agents in Sweden as well. We don’t always have those signs, but yes on advertising and such it’s always their face included. It’s an expensive and big decision, so it’s used to instill trust or something.
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lokalhorst@feddit.org 1 week ago
Is it true Houses in the US are sold by these real estate agents and they all make advertising with there face on a sign in front of houses? Or is this a meme. Also do you typically find a lawyer because they have a huge billboard somewhere at the highway or is this also a meme. Just a European checking in if he watched too much TV
kungen@feddit.nu 1 week ago
darvocet@infosec.pub 1 week ago
Only when they are attractive.
frog@feddit.uk 1 week ago
Subjective but definitely not true. Lol
yakko@feddit.uk 1 week ago
It’s all true to some extent. I still remember seeing random local lawyer ads on broadcast TV as a kid. Vern Fonk was his name. The ads were effective I guess.
bonn2@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Depends on the agency so not all do. But probably 1/3 of the signs I see in my area have a selfie.
HeyJoe@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yes and yes, but no I never have. Generally I would like to think majority of people use agents that others have used and recommend or they are friends with. As for a lawyer the few times I needed one was either family or research online.
Idk anyone who has seen a billboard and said oh yeah thats my best option, im gonna call them. Outside of movies.
Do you not have agents over there? We can also do this all ourselves, but the paperwork and rules normally make it something you don’t want to do yourself, same with lawyers.
InFerNo@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Such a “professional” looking fancy display, but cba to get a decent domain for emails
Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
real estate people are mostly selling themselves, not the house. yes they plaster their face on their ads almost always.
glasratz@feddit.org 1 week ago
Funny. Over here no real estate agent would ever put a sign in front of a house for sale. They don’t even tell you the address until you message them so you can’t look at the house on your own.