Frozen in Place “For Sale” Signs
Given the still-slow pace of new listings this Spring, you might guess that the lead time to have a “For Sale” sign installed would be unusually short.
Wrong.
It turns out that, due to this year’s unusually cold winter — there’ve now been 50(!) nights below zero in the Twin Cities — the frost line is several feet deep, instead of the usual 20″ to 30″.
As a result, it’s slow going for the sign companies, who must dig through all that frozen ground.
Instead of the usual three days or so to have a sign installed, the lead time is now closer to a week.
Ditto for getting them removed.
P.S.: The usual listing (as in “falling over”) of thousands of installed “For Sale” signs that predictably happens each Spring as the ground thaws is also likely to be delayed this year.
