Plans to ban the sale of signs in New Canaan, Connecticut.
, Not even before it ends.
The New Canaan council of Realtors has publicly announced
A monthly trial ban in early June on the grounds of a sharp shift to online housing
The desire between the hunt and the members to improve the appearance of the expensive town.
This year, thanks to the efforts of the community to attract enough buyers to reduce its substantial supply, there has been a significant increase in the sales mark in New Canaan.
"When you have as much inventory as we do, these signs look problematic," said Doug Milne, an agent at houlihan Lawrence who specializes in the towns of New Canaan and Dalian, explained some of the ideas behind the proposed logo ban.
According to Halstead, home sales in New Canaan fell 25% in the first half of 2018 from the same period last year.
As of June 30, a total of 358 residential units were listed for sale, of which $1 million to $2 accounted for the bulk.
5 million price range.
However, the lawn sign cleaning work, which will begin on July 1, was quietly canceled in the medium term.
In June, the News of the plan spread across the country through the Internet.
The New Canaan board said in an email to members that the reversal was based on a conversation with the parent National Association of Realtors.
The main points of these conversations are: "There should not be any restrictions on advertising for the sale of houses," said Katie Johnson, general counsel for the National Association.
Support for the Prohibition of posting signs is inconsistent with a provision in the organization's constitution that interprets any rule prohibiting the posting of signs as infringing the freedom of speech of Realtors and realtors to sell houses. But the so-
The right to be known as propaganda of your home has long been denied by the governing body of many wellsto-
Be a community in the New York area.
Take Tokeneke as an example, a super exclusive part of Darien has banned the sale of the logo as long as Mr.
Milne's career dates back to 1979.
Nearby-
Have their own tax authorities, private road and safety patrols
There are many rules of their own.
"For many years, we have been of the view that we serve homeowners through write-offs, but they actively enforce this rule," Mr. Milne said.
"You might put a balloon for an open house, but it can't say 'open house' or the name of the brokerage company.
"On the north shore of Long Island, most of the merged villages are not allowed to have signs," said Maggie Jici, agent of Douglas Elliman Real Estate.
Many sellers don't want them anyway because they don't want to be disturbed by buyers who drive past, or they are worried that a sign will prompt thieves that they are often away from home.
"They think this is a security risk . "Keats said.
Similarly, some small villages in Westchester, including Pelham and Bronx, also banned the sale of signs.
"This has always been the case," said Arthur L . "
Scinta is an assistant broker in Houlihan Lawrence Pelham's office.
"It's part of town culture --
I was not even asked.
Of course, any house seller can voluntarily choose not to post a sign in front of the property.
But John Engel, the agent for halsteth's office in New Canaan, said he believed in all --or-
There is nothing more clear to the buyer than that.
"When I go to Greenwich," There is also a ban sign in Greenwich, "I hope I have to use the app or call a realtor to find out what's going on in the market, he said.
Despite the lifting of the New Canaan ban, sir.
Engel continues to pursue a ban policy as chairman of the New Canaan Town Council, which will explore regulations similar to Greenwich.
In the Internet age, Sir.
Engel said, to be fair, "who will benefit --
Homeowner or real estate agent?
"In fact, Zillow's 2017 recent survey of about 3,000 home buyers found that a sign for Sale played a role in finding about half of the home buyers, however, only 6% of the houses they eventually purchased were the source of finding the house.
But if the basic idea of New Canaan is that removing all signs will boost the market in some way
Milne doesn't buy it.
"I don't think we're fooling anyone," he said . "While Mr.
Milne admits that these signs do not generate as many buyer calls as they have done before, and they will still stimulate a particular type of sales: a buyer phone that is not even on the market.
"The sign is still the most important phone call from the person who happened to drive past and see it," Mr. Milne said.
"It's like buying on impulse in a supermarket.
You haven't even thought about a cake since you were 7, but it's right in front of you and you want it.
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