Coronavirus: How hard will it bite Bay Area home market?

Coronavirus: How hard will it bite Bay Area home market?

4 years ago
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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/03/17/coronavirus-could-it-bite-bay-area-home-market/

Real estate agents have canceled professional meetings, seen clients show up in masks, and resorted to fist bumps and elbow nudges instead of their traditional social currency — firm handshakes and longish hugs.

Home tours and last week’s open houses remained on track, Bay Area agents said, but crowds of 200 guests visiting homes in hot Silicon Valley neighborhoods are history as county edicts required residents to shelter in place. Real estate was not deemed a critical function.