WE'RE OPEN: Selling a home during pandemic

The traditional way of selling a home in Las Vegas is no longer.

Many realtors are taking extra precautions and offering more online.

Todd Quinones reporting.

THERE WAS A FEAR......THE WIDESPREAD UNEMPLOYMENT....WOULD LEAD TO ANOTHERCRASH.....IN THE HOUSING MARKET.BUT NOW...MONTHS LATER....THERE'S STILL NOINDICATION.....THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.IN TONIGHT'S..."WE'RE OPEN...LAS VEGAS"...13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR.....TODD QUINONES TAKES A LOOKAT......HOW THE VIRTUAL WORLD....IS HELPING THE MARKET....BOUNCE BACK.FACEBOOK VIDEO TRAMPOLINE.:05 ...GOT THIS NEW LISTING ONTHE MARKET.PRACTICING ON THE TRAMPOLINETHAT IS SUNKEN IN THE BACKYARD.WHAT DO YOU THINK?

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AM I GOING TO BREAK MYCREATIVE IS A MATTER OFNECESSITY.COVID 19 HASN'T EXACTLYBEEN KIND TO REAL ESTATEAGENTS.MW 1353 WHAT WE FOUND IS WEROUGHLY HAD ABOUT 15,000LICENSED REALTORS IN SOUTHERNNEVADA PRE-COVID I WAS HOPINGIT TO AN UPDATED ACCURATENUMBER FOR TODAY BUT I'M GONNASAY WE HAVE RIGHT AROUND 10,000LICENSED REALTORS RIGHT NOWJUST A FEW SHORT MONTHS LATER1407 (NAT MARK SHOWING THEHOUSE VIA VIDEO FROMSMALLWOOD...SOMETHING LIKE FOR EXAMPLE...A HOME IS CHANGING...AND MORE CHALLENGINGLIMITS...AND AGENTS ARE BEINGDISCOURAGED FROM PHYSICALLYSHOWING HOMES THAT ARE OCCUPIEDBY RENTERS.MW 506 THE DAYS OF TIRE KICKINGWE WILL CALL IT HAVE KIND OFGONE TO THE WAYSIDE SINCE WEDON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIMEAND WE DON'T WANT TO PUT PEOPLEIN RISK OF A HEALTH SITUATION618 TQ 437 I IMAGINE A LOT OFPOTENTIAL BUYERS WANT TO GETINSIDE THE HOMES TO SEE ANDFEEL THAT SPACE BUT THEY MIGHTBE A LITTLE BIT MORE RELUCTANTRIGHT NOW 444 MW 512 SO RATHERTHAN TAKING THEM OUT TO LOOK AT10 HOMES NOW THEY'RE MORERECEPTIVE TO OUR ORIGINAL PLANOF TRYING TO EXPLAIN THESETHINGS VIA PHOTOS VIRTUAL TOURSAND THEN JUST CHECK THOSE OFFTHE LIST 522 THAT IS WHY...WILEY AND HIS TEAM ARESHARPENING THEIR VIRTUAL TOURSKILLS...FACEBOOK VIDEO OF 6841SILVER CRESCENT 10:57 WE'LL GETOUTSIDE HERE IN A SECOND..BUT THEN YOU ALSO HAVE YOURKITCHEN RIGHT AWAY, BUT ITGIVES YOU GREAT FLOW." ANDTHESE TYPE OF CHANGES ARE NOTONLY PAYING OFF FOR WILEY'STEAM AT KELLER WILLIAMS REALTYSOUTHWEST...BUT ALSO THE HOUSING MARKET INGENERAL AS BUYERS FROMCALIFORNIA AND COLD WEATHERCLIMATES CONTINUE TO MOVE HERE.MW 7:19 JUNE JULY IT'S PEAKSEASON WE ARE RIGHT BACK TO THEBUYER ACTIVITY THAT WETYPICALLY SEE DURING A BUSYSUMMER 27 BUT THERE IS ACAUTIONARY NOTE.WILEY SAYS THE MARKET IN THEVALLEY HAS SEEN ABOUT A 30%DECREASE EACH WEEK IN HOMESBEING LISTED FOR SALE.HE INDICATES THERE ARE ANUMBER OF REASONS WHY...INCLUDING POTENTIALSELLERS WHO EITHER LOST THEIRJOBS OR FEAR LOSING THEIR JOBSARE CONCERNED THEY WON'TQUALIFY FOR A NEW MORTGAGEAFTER SELLING THEIR EXISTINGHOME.TQ 13 ACTION NEWS