Real Estate Update: COVID-19

In a recent blog, we discussed more briefly about the Coronavirus (aka COVID-19). In this blog, I would like to provide a more company centric/industry specific update about the Coronavirus. This is the Coronavirus update for The Results Real Estate Group, a Real Estate Team at Realty Pro 100.

On the real estate end, things are going mostly normal. The office is practicing social distancing and open houses are still being attended. In this time, Home is the only for sure thing that can not change-so whether you are leasing or buying, there is very much a lot of enthusiasm for obtaining a safe place to harbor. Loans are very busy with interest rates being dropped again. Most things that can be handled over phone or email are being handled as such-and visitations are safe with distancing.

So, like the meme says, stay calm and keep moving forward. I am available by phone, email, social media and by visitation (as requested). I urge us all to stand together and get through this so that our immediate future is not as bleak as this time of virus take over.

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