Houses can still be sold and bought during the pandemic

Houses can still be sold and bought during the pandemic

BE FILED.MANY STATES LIKE INDIANA ANDOHIO HAVE REALTORS LISTED ASESSENTIAL WORKERS,BUT MICHIGAN DOESN'T.AT A TIME WHERE HOUSE SALES ARETYPICALLY AT THEIR BUSIEST....FOX 47SALEXIS WARE SPOKE WITH A LOCALREALTOR ABOUT WHAT HIS COMPANYIS DOING TO STAY AFLOAT.JEFF BURKE, ASSOCIATE BROKER FORKELLER WILLIAMS"WE'RE REALLY DOING ABOUT 97% OFWHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO BUT JUSTALL VIRTUALLY AT HOME RIGHTNOW,"ALEXIS WARE, REPORTERHE SAYS THAT EXTRA 3% IS PARTTHAT'S SLOWING DOWN BUSINESS."I THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLEARE JUST WONDERING IF REALESTATE IS STILL MOVING.

I THINKIT'S JUST SLOWING US DOWN ALITTLE BIT AS FAR AS HOW TO GETTHINGS ON THE MARKET.

AGENTS WHOMAY NOT BE AS VIRTUAL RIGHT NOW,OR ARE TRYING TO GET VIRTUAL.

SOI THINK THAT ONCE EVERYONE DOESGET VIRTUAL WE CAN GET BACK TODOING THINGS,"BURKE SAYS WHILE HE'S BEENINCORPORATING 3D TECHNOLOGY TOSALES FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS, THERE'SONE THING THAT'S REALLY KEEPINGTHE BUSINESS AFLOAT RIGHT NOW."SOME OF THE THINGS INTECHNOLOGY RIGHT NOW AREACTUALLY SOME OF THE THINGS THATI'VE ALREADYBEEN USING.

IT JUST REALLY WENTON WARP SPEED AND WE'RE USING ITA LOT MORE.

THE 3D WALKTHROUGHANDVIRTUAL TOURS AND EVERYTHINGTHAT WE'VE GOT OUT THERE AGENTSARE USING, THOSE AREPRETTY MUCH OUR 24 HOURS, 7 DAYSA WEEK OPEN HOUSES RIGHT NOW,"HOME BUYERS AND SELLERS SAY THE3D TECHNOLOGY IS COMFORTING IN ATIME LIKE THIS.JAN ZICK, HOMEOWNER"WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OFFEAR PUTTING THE HOUSE ON THEMARKET DURING THE PANDEMICBECAUSE WE KNEW WE WERE RELYINGON NON- CONTACT MEANS, SO REALLYTHERE WASN'T A FEAR WE THOUGHTPEOPLE COULD USE THIS TIME TOLOOK ONLINE," HOMEOWNERS AREEVEN SAYING THE PANDEMIC COULDBECOME A BLUEPRINT FOR FUTUREHOME SELLS."THIS PANDEMIC IS THE PERFECTEXAMPLE OF A HOME WE WANT TOLIMIT THE PEOPLE TO OUR HOME,ESPECIALLY THE PEOPLE WHO WEKNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO MEETTHEIR NEED,""THINGS ARE MOVING, WE CAN DO.IT'S JUST A NEW WAY OF DOING IT.IT'S JUST A NEW WAY OF DOING ITANDIT'S UP TO US TO EDUCATE THEPUBLIC AS TO HOW WE'RE DOING ITAND HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO DOIT," BURKE SAYS WHILE HOMES HAVENOT BEGAN TO SEE A CHANGE INPRICING YET, HE'S STILL SEEINGPEOPLEAPPLY FOR CONSULTATIONS.REPORTING IN LANSING, ALEXISWARE FOX 47 NEWS.THANKS, ALEXIS.BURKE SAYS THEIR SPRING SEASONBEGAN IN FEBRUARY AND AREHOPEFULLY THATTHEY'LL CONTINUE TO SEE STEADYBUSINESS