The new rules introduce fines for repeated violations, from $100 to $500, and a deadline to take down open-house signs by 5:30 p.m. The council also upped the number of signs allowed to be ...

That’s why most real estate agents tell their clients to ditch them.— especially in photos and advertisements. “Political signs can absolutely have a negative impact on a house sale,” says ...

Real Estate advisor Teresa Baum, right, walks through a home with a visitor during an open house event on Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Oakland, Calif. The Upper Rockridge neighborhood home is ...

Why we chose it: Not every open house needs an elaborate and complicated setup. Open Home Pro is an easy-to-use real estate open house app and requires minimal setup. It automatically follows up ...

Open Houses and Sticky Fingers Real estate agents warn that open houses can sometimes turn into magic shows — personal items just disappear. “Kleptomania is a real condition,” one agent said.

Hugely popular real estate search engines like Zillow, Trulia, and Realtor.com will do a fair bit of heavy lifting for you when it comes to getting traffic to your open house — as long as you ...

Brett Combs, a longtime real estate investor and developer, knows his way around structural warning signs and has been checking his house out and has this message for his neighbors. “Your ...