The resilience of the real estate market has arguably been one of the more remarkable aspects of the current situation we find ourselves in.

These days we are all operating to a "new normal" with a much greater emphasis on the use of technology, which has unquestionably played a key role in helping home maintain a very surprisingly high level of home sales.

Just last week, Redfin reported that home buying demand is actually now 22% up on the levels we were seeing prior to the pandemic, after seven straight weeks of gains.

This success owes much to the amazing adaptability of the real estate industry. Here at the Hyland/Schneider Team, we recently introduced our Virtual Home Buying Program, enabling transactions to complete safely, using the latest technology to show homes, electronic signing of documents, plus several additional measures enabling buyers to search and identify the perfect home and progress to completion of purchase without the need to ever leave their armchair.

When interviewing agents for the job of selling your home at the moment, there are some crucial additional questions you need to ask:

• What is their track record of sales during this pandemic?

• What is their experience of working successfully through earlier challenging sales periods?

• What technology are they using to make it easy for buyers to purchase right now?

• What is their strategy for operating safely and to best practices in the current situation?

As we are proving, it is still entirely possible to achieve stunning results, but it's important to remember that not all agents are either able or willing to change their operations to match the challenges at the present time.

Call us at The Hyland Group at 928-445-2100 to discuss your individual situation and how we can build a custom plan using all the latest technology to optimize your home sale. We look forward to hearing from you.