By Blake Haas
BLOOMINGTON – From home showings to closings, the real estate marking is another industry affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Like every other industry, we’ve certainly seen some impact within the real estate world,” Jilyan Landon President and Managing Broker at Ryan Dallas Real Estate said. “A lot of home buyers and sellers still do have housing needs, and real estate needs so we are working proactively to take all the extra precautions that we can to keep them safe during this time; taking a safety-first mentality with our showings all the way through to closing keeping contacts at minimal as possible to keep everyone safe.”
Landon says one silver lining is virtual showings, which allow more people to see a variety of houses that they might have missed.
“We’ve certainly made a lot of enhancements to our marketing, knowing that buyers want to engage in property in a different way and more virtual experience. That being said, we still have families that want to get out and look at homes, simply because they have a housing need.”
However, Landon said Ryan Dallas Real Estate sees some hesitation in the housing market.
“There are a lot of things that we are watching as a company right now in terms as some of the metrics of the impact of COVID-19 on real estate. Some of the emerging trends so far is that there is a little bit of hesitation in terms of new homes to hit the market, but we are still seeing a lot of buyers searching for properties online.”
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