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REAL ESTATE UPDATE FOR SALT SPRING ISLAND - MAY 2020

5/21/2020

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UPDATE ON COVID-19 AND THE CURRENT REAL ESTATE MARKET ON SALT SPRING ISLAND

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​Well, it is certainly an interesting Real Estate Market at the moment.  Sales and listings dropped precipitously in March and April for the reasons mentioned in my earlier Blog post.
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However, now that restrictions are being lifted, many Sellers and Buyers who have postponed getting into the Market are now doing so.  Two nice bare land listings went for over asking, reasonably priced homes are starting to sell quickly!  The historically low interest rates are certainly helping.

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Realtors are being very careful with viewings.  Buyers' Agents are screening their Buyers and ensuring they are very careful when viewing homes.  Sellers' Agents are making sure COVID-19 protocols are being followed.  For example, I offer my Sellers the option of having me attend before a viewing, open all interior doors and closets (so Buyers don't have to touch the) and sterilize any surfaces that might be touched (exterior door knobs, for example) before and after.

A scary time but life goes on and Real Estate is an essential service...people move, want to downsize or upsize or just have a different location.  Let's hope that COVID-19 does not drastically alter our life in the future...more precautions, for sure, but hopefully life can return to close to normal.

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We have purchased two properties with homes through Rob Irving within the last five years.  He has proven to be both professional and knowledgeable in the island's real estate market.  He has worked diligently in protecting our interests by following up with Island authorities on code, zoning, water and sewage questions. I highly recommend Rob Irving to others considering either buying or selling 
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Hugh Preddy

I don't like house-hunting but Rob made it much easier in a variety of ways.  I liked how he would not just ask you to walk through each house freely, but would offer his own opinion on the pros and cons of each property we visited, based on what he learned about our needs and wants.  Even though we took a very long time (~18 months) to find the house that suited us, not once did he show any signs of becoming impatient. It gave us great pleasure to send one or two more clients his way.  
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