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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update
In response to the growing concern regarding the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors® has addressed frequently asked questions from Realtors® and consumers.






Real Estate in the Age of COVID-19: Suggested Best Practices
While many aspects of real estate can be conducted remotely, some elements of a transaction require at least limited in-person activities. In most transactions it is in the interests of both buyers and sellers for buyers to physically view a property before purchasing it, and there are any number of inspections to determine property values and to address health and safety issues. Licensees should attempt to perform activities remotely without contact whenever possible.



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Staging Homes Remains Beneficial for Sellers, Agents Agree
April 23, 2021 | Kelly Leighton | Industry NewsMore than 90% of buyers’ agents agree that home staging has an effect on at least some buyers, if not the majority.
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How Close is Too Close to Live Near Family?
April 22, 2021 | Kelly Leighton | Industry NewsSixty-seven percent of more than 2,000 respondents said they wish they lived within a 45-minute drive of their family, which is an increase of 40% from April 2019. However, consumers don’t want to live too close to their families.
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Fair Housing: Are You Unconsciously Steering Clients?
April 21, 2021 | Kelly Leighton | Industry News“If an agent is treating one person better than another similarly situated person, and the difference between them is one of the seven categories in the Fair Housing Act, the agent has violated the law,” said Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Bill Dedman in a webinar with Pennsylvania Realtors®.
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Pennsylvania Realtor® Lists Mister Rogers’ Home in Pittsburgh
April 20, 2021 | Kelly Leighton | Industry NewsFred Rogers, more commonly known as Mister Rogers, and his wife Joanne’s home in the late 1950s and early 1960s was listed in the MLS by Realtor® Linda Corcoran on April 8, and is already under contract after multiple offers, she said.
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House Flipping Sees Decrease in 2020
April 19, 2021 | Kelly Leighton | Industry NewsWith 241,630 single-family homes and condos flipped in 2020, these sales represented 5.9% of all home sales last year, down from 6.3% the previous year.
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Love Letters: Full of Risk or Reward?
April 16, 2021 | Kacy Clouser, Esq. | Industry NewsWhen the market gets hot, buyers focus on what they can put in an offer package that someone else cannot. That leads to considering writing what some people call a love letter, a letter drafted by the buyer to the seller explaining why they think they are the right buyer for the property. The love letter has a lot of different potential issues, which can vary depending on what side of the deal someone is on.
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