At the recent Inman Connect conference, Stacie Staub and Jeff Lobb talked about challenges agents face to generate more listings in inventory-starved markets. For buy-side clients, the market can be “heartbreaking,” said Staub, the founder and CEO of West + Main Homes in Denver. “Especially with COVID-19 restrictions, it’s hard to even get a showing […]
Will COVID-19 Impact Real Estate Long Term?
by Matthew Gardner Chief Economist, Windermere Real Estate There’s an overwhelming amount of data and headlines circulating, and this column is an attempt to make sense of it all for the real estate professional, from an economic standpoint. Many want to know, what might the long-term impact of COVID-19 be on various residential asset classes? […]
Buying Sight Unseen
Homebuyer interest has plummeted amid the coronavirus outbreak, but at least some of those still in the game have been willing to buy without seeing a property in person, according to a weekly survey from the National Association of REALTORS®. NAR conducted its latest Economic Pulse Flash Survey on April 12 and 13 and received 2,291 usable […]