May 02, 2020
Dear Sellers,
We just wanted to take this opportunity to touchbase with you. Obviously this COVID-19 news isn’t great for the economy, or house sales. The bank industry is very busy working with people, and mortgages are taking longer to be approved. However, there are still homes being listed and prices seem to be steady. Things have picked up since the initial lockdown. Real Estate has been deemed an essential service. (There are people who have already sold, who need places to live). For any showings, we would take the following precautions. Keep hand-sanitizer near the door if you can. Use disinfecting wipes to wipe down your doorknobs, and surfaces after showings, and just be careful. MOST people won’t go out looking at homes if they are sick, or worried about this. But we are making sure that every precaution is taken to minimize the impact on our clients. We won’t be slowing down on the marketing efforts. We are doing whatever we can to help get your home sold! If you feel unwell, and would like to cancel a showing request on your property, you can always do that. Please feel free to call/ text/ email us at any time. For future sellers, if you would like to hold off on selling your home, we are ready to work with you when the time is right. Now is a good time to make the necessary preparations to help your house sell quickly when you are ready.
Dear Buyers:
Our team is still out showing homes, and we are monitoring our health at all times. We have 8 full-time agents, and should a team member not be available, we have you covered. We ask that you do not touch surfaces in the homes, and of course, if you don’t feel well, we can cancel, (or we can give you a virtual tour of the property). We have conducted many facetime showings of homes in the past for out of town buyers, and are happy to do that for you as well. Many of our team members have transitioned to paperless over the past few years, and we can do all documentation via DocuSign, or authentisign. (buying during Covid-19)
INFORMATION FROM THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL OF ALBERTA FOR BUYERS/ SELLERS
LIST OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES (real estate under Other)
