I always thought so until my parents were unable to sell their home. As a professional real estate broker, my mother was quite savvy in terms of pricing, positioning and marketing their home. Despite using every trick in the book, the house remained unsold 6 months after listing it. My folks are not very religious so I cautiously approached them with the notion of asking the intercession of St. Joseph. By then, they were desperate to sell without losing their investment in the house. We buried a statue of St. Joseph adjacent to the walkway. I reminded them that this was not a talisman or good luck charm. It was important that they ask St. Joseph for his assistance. Within a week, they received several offers on their home, all of which either matched or exceeded their asking price.
You may want to chalk this up to coincidence. While I personally do not condone this practice, I do believe in saintly intervention through prayer. In this instance, those prayers were heard.
No statues were involved, but when one of my sisters was having difficulty in buying a home recently I prayed for St. Joseph’s intercession on her behalf. She sold her old house and moved into her new one in the same week.
Great story. BTTT!
I recall when my parents were trying to sell their house years ago and nobody was biting, they were advised (I don’t know by who, but they didn’t act on the advice) to bury a statue of St. Joseph, upside down(!), and also IIRC, facing the house. I certainly don’t believe that the Church condones the sort of superstition, and I’ve always wondered if the suggestion came from someone with secret malicious intent, due to the part about the statue specifically being upside down and facing a certain direction.