One major obstacle to resuming San Francisco Bay Area home sales has been the ability to view occupied properties. Starting May 4th, rules are changing! Homes that today may only be seen in pictures and videos will soon be open for on-site visits. Under current restrictions, occupied homes could not be shown to prospective buyers […]
Is Bay Area Real Estate Coming Back?
Properties are coming on the market again, prompting the question – is San Francisco Bay Area residential real estate coming back? We previously reported that real estate sales and leasing were considered non-essential businesses for purposes of compliance with shelter-in-place directives. Agents were re-classifying their active listings to Coming Soon or similar categories, a tactic […]
Real Estate Sales Activity All But Halted
Real estate sales activity in the Golden State has come to an almost complete halt as the industry has been deemed non-essential by the California government. Specifics vary, but in most counties the government agencies needed to process a sale have been ordered shut and contractors required to inspect or repair properties have been closed […]
Repair Contractors Availability
Just like homeowners, many property managers rely on suddenly hard-to-find repair contractors to keep their properties in shape. Under the California Governor’s March 19th Executive Order N-33-20, construction as an industry and most repair contractors are generally not considered exempt from lock-down orders, therefore many have shut down. The EO does exempt certain repair contractors […]
