Real estate: Covid homebuying tactic that has changed real estate forever

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Speaking to James MacSmith, Ray Ellis said: “First National has witnessed a five-fold explosion in homebuyers not physically touring a property before purchase – a new state of play that is set to stay.

“Pre-Covid, if we were selling 20 houses in a certain suburb, maybe one of those might have been sight-unseen,” he said.

“But now we are selling four or five a month that way.”

“People just don’t want to miss out. When that new home is about family happiness or a key lifestyle driver, buyers are comfortable buying it without physically walking through it. Everyone has re-evaluated what is most important to them and if they find a house that fits the bill they are going after it.”