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Read guide · 7 minReal estate signs
Real estate signs that sell the listing before the showing
Your sign is often the first thing a buyer sees. Get crisp listing panels, riders that swap in seconds, and open house arrows that guide traffic from the main road to the front door.
Common rider size6" × 24"
Reusable panelsAluminum or ACM
Open houseCoroplast + stakes
Real estate signage is a system, not a single sign. A listing panel carries your brand for months; riders announce what's changed (Open House, Under Contract, Sold, Pool, New Price); and directional signs do the hard work on open house weekends.
Because listing panels move from property to property, they're worth printing on a durable material like aluminum or aluminum composite. Open house and directional signs take more abuse and get replaced more often, so corrugated plastic on wire stakes is usually the smart, economical choice.
What your quote covers
- Material and print options matched to how long the sign needs to last
- Pricing at the quantities you're considering
- Stakes, frames or mounting hardware
- Shipping to your address, rolled into one delivered price
- Production and arrival estimate for your deadline
Popular uses
Who orders real estate signs
Listing panels
Brokerage and agent panels for post-and-arm or frame installs.
Riders
6" × 24" add-ons: Open House, Sold, Under Contract, agent name and phone.
Directional arrows
Open house arrows that lead buyers from the main road in.
Brokerage branding
Consistent templates every agent in the office can order from.
"Just Sold" & thank-you
Neighbor-facing signs that help farm the next listing.
Builder & community
Model-home, now-selling and lot-available signs for builders.
Sizes & specs
Common formats
| Piece | Common size | Typical material |
|---|---|---|
| Listing panel | 18" × 24" or 24" × 30" | Aluminum or aluminum composite |
| Rider | 6" × 24" | Aluminum or corrugated plastic |
| Open house sign | 18" × 24" | Corrugated plastic on wire stake |
| Directional arrow | 12" × 18" or 18" × 24" | Corrugated plastic on wire stake |
Need something else? Custom sizes are available from most print partners. Just tell us the dimensions.
Options
Choices to make
- Frame signs (wire or metal H-frames) or post-and-arm hanging panels
- Pre-drilled holes for hanging hardware and rider clips
- Agent headshot versions sized for close-range viewing
- Brokerage templates so every agent's signs match
- Double-sided panels for corner lots
- Branding consistency across riders, panels and arrows
Learn first
Guides for this project
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A practical tour of yard sign rules so your signs stay up and out of trouble. General information, not legal advice.
Read guide · 7 minFAQ
Questions, answered
What size rider fits a standard real estate sign?
Most riders are 6" × 24" and hang from the bottom of a listing panel or frame. Confirm your frame or post arm before ordering.
Does my brokerage name need to be on the sign?
Real estate advertising rules in many states require the brokerage name to appear. Check with your state real estate commission and your brokerage's sign policy before finalizing artwork.
Should listing panels be aluminum or plastic?
If you'll reuse the panel across many listings, aluminum or aluminum composite holds up far better. Corrugated plastic is fine for short-term open house and directional signs.
Can you set up a template for our whole office?
Yes. Our design service can build a brokerage template so every agent orders consistent signs with their own name and number.
Got a sign project? Let's price it out.
Tell us the size, quantity and deadline. We'll come back with material options and one delivered price: printing, hardware and shipping included.