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Buying a Home Right Now: Easy? No. Smart? Yes.<\/p><\/div>\n

Through all the volatility in the economy right now, some have put their search for a home on hold, yet others have not. According to\u00a0ShowingTime<\/em>, the real estate industry\u2019s leading showing management technology provider, buyers have started to reappear over the last several weeks. In the\u00a0latest report<\/a>, they revealed:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe March ShowingTime Showing Index\u00ae recorded the first nationwide drop in showing traffic in eight months as communities responded to COVID-19. Early April data show signs of an upswing, however.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Why would people be setting appointments to look at prospective homes when the process of purchasing a home has become more difficult with shelter-in-place orders throughout the country?<\/p>\n

Here are three reasons for this uptick in activity:<\/p>\n

1. Some people need to move. Whether because of a death in the family, a new birth, divorce, financial hardship, or a job transfer, some families need to make a move as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

2. Real estate agents across the country have become very innovative, utilizing\u00a0technology<\/a>\u00a0that allows purchasers to virtually:<\/p>\n